COMCEC

Reducing Food Waste

In the 01CMember Countries

Food Loss and Waste Protocol

With an increased interest in feed less and waste, and the need te develop evidence and

understand the scale ef the issue, numereus methedelegies have been used te de se. In erder te

bring seme semblance te reperting and acceunting the WRI recently launched ‘The heed Less

and Waste Pretecel’ (hLW Pretecel](WRI, 2016]. It is a multi-stakehelder initiative fer

quantifying feed and asseciated inedible parts remeved frem the feed supply chain. The

pretecel prevides guidance en hew te gather and calculate feed less and waste. The WRI alse

prevides secretariat suppert te the Campiens 12.3 initiative.

1.5.2. R e g io n a l in itia t iv e s

At a regional level, the most notable initiative is the European Union’s (EU)

Food Use for Social Innovation by Optim izing Waste Prevention

Strategies (FUSIONS] preject (EU, 2016). The aim ef the preject was fer

the 21 preject partners frem 13 EU states te werk tewards a mere

reseurce efficient Eurepe by significantly reducing feed waste. The preject

started in 2012 and cempleted mid-2016. A set ef cenclusiens were

presented and adepted by the Ceuncil in June 2016 which recegnizes the

rele EU ceuntries have in reducing feed waste, that it is a significant issue and linking the issue

te feed security and hunger is imperative. In respense te these cenclusiens, the Ceuncil called

en its member states te:

• Cenfirm their cemmitment te the achievement ef SDG 12.3,

• Welceme the eutcemes ef the FUSIONS preject, e.g. develeping a cemmen and

practical EU menitering pretecel fer measuring feed waste reductien,

• Actively centribute te the EU Platferm en heed Lesses and heed Waste,

• Enceurage implementatien ef the waste management hierarchy and the feed use

hierarchy by prieritizing the preventien ef feed waste,

• Suppert educatien and awareness-raising en sustainable feed preductien precesses,

censumptien and feed waste,

• Aim te reduce feed waste and valerize feed reseurces frem primary preductien

threugh te censumptien,

• Put the issue ef feed waste reductien en the agenda ef the varieus acters ef the feed

value chain, and premete inter-secterial ceeperatien te prevent feed waste frem

farm te ferk, and

• Take inte acceunt feed waste issues in discussiens and initiatives en using raw

materials mere sustainably (General Secretariat ef the Ceuncil, 2016).

1.5.3. N a tio n a l in itia t iv e s

With feed waste gaining mere preminence glebally, numereus ceuntry-specific initiatives are

emerging. It is net pessible te list and cemment en all initiatives. Seme ef the mere

greundbreaking and netable initiatives and campaigns are highlighted belew.