“Vienna sets a clear sign against food waste!”

“Food belongs to the plate-not in the trash. Every saved carrot, every durable piece of bread is a profit for people, the environment and climate,” said SPÖ club chairman Josef Taucher on the occasion of the advance of the Minister of Health Korinna Schuhmann and the ages to participate in Austria in the EU information campaign #Safe2EAT. “I expressly welcome the initiative of the Federal Minister-because the responsible handling of food helps to ensure quality, to protect and avoid resources. The climate also benefits: Those who choose seasonal and regional ingredients can lower their own CO₂ footprint by up to 30 %. Years take concrete and successful measures to avoid food waste.

Vienna as a model

While in Austria over a million tons of food end up in the trash every year – around 521,000 tons of private households alone – Vienna shows how it works: because in the capital there are many committed people who work every day to improve our life situation and the environment every day. They can be found in companies, service professions, as an independent, in clubs, social organizations, administration and also in the neighborhood.

Vienna initiatives at an overview – lived solidarity and climate protection

• Wiener Tafel: Up to four tons of food are saved from annihilation and passed on to almost 100 social institutions. In addition, the organization initiates various projects such as the annual winter aid campaign “Soup with meaning” or cooking workshops, where you can learn how to make food durable.

• Food point Donaustadt: The Vienna Environmental Protection Department (MA 22) and the Donaustadt district head were looking for answers to the question of how the food generated and purchased and purchased or processed in a certain region was looking for an optimal way, without having to be used to be optimally used. In the “Grätzelprojekt”, which included Aspern, Stadlau, Hirschstetten and parts of Breitenlee, companies that have a surplus of food, and organizations that would accept and process them are brought together locally. Furthermore, the necessary knowledge to use food, to keep food and to pass on the possibilities of passing on in the local environment by XX “Live point Donaustadt” should be taught.

• Fair divider cooling cabinets: The Fair. Divider project is a cooperation between the ecosocial forum Vienna, the neighborhood centers of the Vienna aid organization and food sharing Vienna. Public refrigerators for all Viennese who want to pass on or pick up groceries for free. Every year, more than 1,500 kilograms of food are saved per fridge.

• Projects for the formation of consciousness: From cooking workshops and the winter aid campaign soup with sense to the brochure Altes Bread with a new sense – Vienna relies on information to make remaining recycling attractive and easy.

• The city also supports initiatives such as “Too much? We are happy to share!” Or food sharing Vienna. Here neighbors can share fruit and vegetables from their own garden or cook together with young people to strengthen knowledge and community.

“Food waste is not just a question of access and attitude, but also of climate protection. A third of the global greenhouse gas emissions come from the nutrition system-from the field to the plate. That is why it is so important that we handle these resources carefully, regional and consciously, you can significantly reduce this chance in Vienna. From income, ”emphasizes Taucher. “Vienna shows that we can make a lot of moving as a community – and shows how a city worth living is even more livable,” concludes Taucher.

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