{"id":4162,"date":"2024-11-07T14:27:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bmh-sr\/?p=4162"},"modified":"2024-11-07T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:27:07","slug":"food-for-thought-lets-tackle-food-waste-community-fridges-useful-apps-and-bee-circular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.manchester.ac.uk\/bmh-sr\/2024\/11\/07\/food-for-thought-lets-tackle-food-waste-community-fridges-useful-apps-and-bee-circular\/","title":{"rendered":"Food for thought: Let’s tackle food waste – community fridges, useful apps and Bee Circular"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blog by Dr Maggy Fostier, Associate Dean for Environmental Sustainability<\/p>\n

The University of Manchester is committed to improving the sustainability of food and drink on campus via several initiatives listed <\/span>on our website<\/span><\/a>. These cover ethical and responsible sourcing, increasing the plant-based options on campus, limiting the impact of our operations (energy, water, packaging) and reducing waste and its impact via our food recycling scheme to produce energy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tackling food waste is an essential part of becoming more sustainable. It starts by planning effectively to avoid over purchasing: planning menus at home and following the <\/span>code of conduct for professional staff<\/span><\/a> when ordering catering on campus.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Food on campus provides cardboard boxes for leftover food, to encourage staff and students to take it away. We also have community fridges in the SU and the Nancy Rothwell building where students can help themselves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can also limit food waste in Greater Manchester by using apps that advertise food reduced or free, such as <\/span>Too Good to Go<\/span><\/b><\/a>, <\/span><\/b>Olio<\/span><\/b><\/a> or Karma<\/span><\/b><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, another student-led initiative was launched called<\/span> Bee Circular<\/span><\/b><\/a>. This is a spin off from an Oxford initiative that has set partnerships between shops and food outlets and volunteers.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The project is coordinated in Manchester by a sustainability champion, <\/span>Haojun Shuai<\/span><\/b>, BSc<\/span> Environmental Management. He is currently looking for volunteers (staff or students) to collect <\/span>FREE<\/span> food from their local retailers, such as Sainsbury\u2019s, Aldi, Lidl, M&S, and Pret A Manger.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The system works as follows:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n