PA 12: Food Waste Prevention at households

Aim of this pilot action to #reducefoodwaste at households

• Identify the knowledge, behaviours, attitudes on food waste prevention in households
• Develop tailor-made measures to raise awareness and encourage consumers to get active to #reducefoodwaste

Expected results

• ​infomaterial for different consumers in many languages will be created 
• Cooperation with municipal authorities (MA 59) to ensure the created materials will be used long-term
• reach Austrian Households to raise awareness and present them ways how to #reducefoodwaste in their home

Reached so far

• Identified different food waste types
• developed and handed out the First Aid box for Food
• Over 4000 people reached to inform about with first aid boxes and questionnaire

The first aid box for food

The first aid box for food was distributed in Vienna in front of SPAR Austria. It contains: 

• 10 tips about food waste prevention
  
• Express marmalade/jam recipe
  
• Gelling aid sponsored by Haas
  
• Freezing card
  
• Freezer bags sponsored by Toppits
  
• Storage Circle
  
• Left Over Recipes
  
• Don’t forget about me – cards
  
• Folder from the Viennese Foodbank