While the UN and its Member States are discussing Global Goals, have you thought about your personal goals to reduce your impact on the planet? In today’s world we need solutions that are fast and easy or they risk not being adapted into people’s lives.
Too Good To Go is an app aimed at reducing food waste. Using the app offers consumers a direct way to get involved and keep food out of the landfill. It’s easy to overlook how big the problem of food waste is and its global impact. More than a quarter of all food is wasted, according to the developers of Too Good To Go. Currently, over 45 million people in 17 countries use the app to keep viable food from being thrown away. The free app is not yet available in all countries, but the movement is growing.
One of Too Good To Go’s most popular offerings is called a “Magic Bag.” These are fresh fruits and vegetables offered from grocery stores at a fraction of the retail price because the produce is nearing the expiry date. Getting one bag a week, for a year, offsets the CO2 equivalent of 130 kg.
In addition to grocery stores, restaurants, bakeries and hotels, mega chains like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts offer daily fresh food at a fraction of the original price to users of the app.
Fight food waste in your own community and make a global impact by signing up. Go to www.toogoodtogo.com and download the app or use this QR code and follow the prompts to enter your location.
