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EIT Food

From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste

EIT Food and University of Reading via FutureLearn

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Explore how combatting food waste and food loss can help the environment

Please note that a Spanish version of the course can be found here.

The significant contribution the food system makes to climate change is widely recognised, and consumers are increasingly concerned about food waste.

On this course, you’ll explore how you – as a consumer – can act and inspire others to reduce food waste effectively and sustainably. You’ll learn what food waste is, and why it matters, and gain practical information on how to be an agent of change both personally and politically.

You’ll discover how the circular economy provides a framework for discovering solutions to this issue, and hear from companies that are making a difference.

This course would appeal to environmentally conscious citizens who are worried about the way the Earth’s resources are currently being used and want to get a better understanding of the problem in order to take action to tackle it.

This would include employees in the food sector, restaurant owners and chefs, and concerned consumers.

If you’re looking to expand your knowledge on this topic, you might also find of interest the following EIT Food courses on sustainable food production and circular economy principles:

  • Explore How Farmers Produce Food Sustainably
  • Farm to Fork: Sustainable Food Production in a Changing Environment
  • Circular Business Models for Sustainable Urban Food Systems
  • Introduction to Food Science
  • Trust in Our Food: Understanding Food Supply Systems

Syllabus

  • What is food waste and why should we care about it?
    • Welcome
    • Why is food waste important?
    • What can be done about food waste?
    • Review and reflect
  • Making changes - at home and in your community
    • Welcome back
    • Making changes at home
    • Making changes in your community
    • Review and reflect
  • Making changes at the national level - where you shop and how you vote
    • Welcome back
    • Changes at supermarkets and other retailers
    • Change at the national level
    • Review and reflect

Taught by

Simona Grasso

Reviews

4.9 rating, based on 13 Class Central reviews

4.7 rating at FutureLearn based on 208 ratings

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  • Anonymous
    A Great course where i learned a lot about food waste sources ,cause and its handling practices. I got a idea about Volunteer and non profit organisations working as a patriot to feed people who have nothing to eat. A lot of practices in kitchen, shopping and planing meal can save food from wastage as well as money and landfill. Thank you so much for such a great opertunity to spread valuable content.
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    Kapil Kumar
    This is one of the profound and ultimate course addressing the present situation of Food Waste and the ways to tackle it. The course is very comprehensible and insightful and delivered the information in a very interesting way comprising of articles, videos, polls, discussions and multitude of references and useful links for better understanding of the content. This course should be in the curriculum of students at early stage so that the coming generation grows with the wisdom of sustainability towards nature and food holistically.
  • Anonymous
    I have been inspired and at the same time found myself so depressed, by the state we are in re food waste. Thank you for such a wonderful course.
  • Anonymous
    I really enjoyed this course! It raised my awareness about how to manage food waste and I'm applying what I've learned to myself first. But I want to take it further by raising the same awareness in the community and for my university students. I hope tackling food waste will be included in the curriculum.
  • Anonymous
    I have just finished 'From Waste to Value: How to Tackle Food Waste'. It was only three weeks long and only three hours a week but the information I have been given feels like a five weeker. Food Waste is a subject which is so important; It affects…
  • Anonymous
    Very useful course with lots of information and resources. Easy to follow even for non-native english speakers.
  • Anonymous
    The quality of this course is awesome. It was a joy to learn more about ways of saving food and contributing.
  • Anonymous
    An excellent course. Easy to understand and apply to your own lifestyle. It also includes many new concepts, which one may have been unaware of. I especially appreciated the information on Food Waste reduction Initiatives and movements existing in many countries. Well worth joining for academic or personal reasons.
  • Anonymous
    This course delighted me and I am very satisfied with what was shown and learned. My view of food waste has changed. I will be happy to spread my knowledge and understanding that I have seen here.
    Thank you!

    Martina, Croatia
  • Anonymous
    This course delighted me and I am very satisfied with what was shown and learned. My view of food waste has changed. I will be happy to spread my knowledge and understanding that I have seen here.
    Thank you!

    Martina, Croatia
  • Anonymous
    Love the pace of this course. It is really digestable, in the sens that every chapter focus on one topic, yet really makes sense. I also love the further reeources and link which allow to dive deeper.

    Thanks!
  • Anonymous
    really good course covering wide range of topics from personal food waste through to policies. loads of references and great interaction from mentors.
  • Anonymous
    Chock full of tasty ingredients, this eye-opening, mind-expanding short course from EIT Food offers just enough bite-sized content to provide learners with the impetus they need to take action on the global issue of food waste.

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