In the past years, the main focus, when it comes to waste, has been on plastics. However, kitchen waste is a severe issue overlooked by many people. The technical definition of this waste type refers to wasted organic material by restaurants, hotels, and households. Though, in reality, most kitchen waste is not properly collected. As such, it gets mixed up with other non-organic materials. All-in-all, the majority of kitchen waste around the world still ends up in landfills. There, the organic material roots and produces methane (CH4), which is 25 times more potent in trapping heat than CO2 ..read more

If you haven’t yet implemented the bokashi method into your household, you most likely don’t know what its benefits are. After all, the benefits of composting food waste with this user- and environmentally-friendly method are so powerful that everyone who really knows them takes action. So, without further ado, let’s take a look at the main benefits of composting food waste with this ancient Asian method ..read more

In one of our past articles, we explained that the European next big thing in food waste management comes in the form of a new law. The latter will start to take effect on 31 December 2023. As such, this is when EU member states will be obligated to separately collect biowaste. In addition, this date also marks the beginning of the prohibition of burning or landfilling biowaste. Hence, it is an important step toward solving the food waste issue. After all, on average, only two out of ten people tend to start properly collecting waste just based on being informed. So, the penalties related to ..read more

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the problem of food waste and properly managing organic waste is one of the leading environmental and economical issues. With that in mind, it’s great to see that many companies and organizations from various cities all across the globe are taking the initiative to inform and present tangible solutions. And, as the title suggests, we’ll focus on Moldova herein. In the capital of this Eastern European country, the TV show “Acasă” and the “Green Pack Moldova” company are well aware of the problem of food waste. Hence, they came up with various id ..read more

Thanks to Snaga, Maribor is one of the first cities in the world to start implementing proper food waste collection on a larger scale. Of course, like with all major changes, things don’t just happen overnight. Hence, the waste collecting company Snaga took on a pilot project in 2022 - approximately 500 households from Maribor were provided with Bokashi Organko composting bins. After all, these types of high-quality indoor composter are a proven food waste collection solution that reduces organic waste by 25 % and converts kitchen waste into new precious resources.   ..read more

If you are mindful of your surroundings, you probably know that we, as humanity, waste a lot of food. However, you’ll most likely still be shocked while reading the following facts about food waste. As such, we want to point out that our goal is not to spread negativity. Hence, we ask you to take these facts as the motivation to take the necessary action to help reduce food waste in any way you can ..read more

There are many things that are important to me, as someone who loves to cook and garden. Producing good healthy vegetables on my allotment to cook and feed my family, and doing this with minimal waste and impact on the environment is definitely one of them. So when I found out about the Bokashi Organko, it was a complete game changer ..read more

In the last decade or so, most developed countries have established some sort of waste-recycling process. Of course, some countries enforce this responsible waste management more efficiently than others. But overall, things are constantly improving. However, while recycling plastics, glass, and paper is quite common, proper management of compostable waste is still too rare. As such, most households continue to dispose of their kitchen waste together with general waste. And, since the latter ends up in landfills, compostable waste ends up rotting. As such, it results in methane release, which ..read more

The environmental impact of food waste is quite significant. Especially in most places, food waste is not treated correctly and ends up in landfills. Moreover, it is extremely painful to see millions of tons of food wasted every day while every tenth person is still underweight. Like many aspects of our society, the food industry is highly inefficient and ready for radical shifts. However, unfortunately, we can’t implement changes that will reduce the amount of wasted food overnight. Luckily, we can ensure that food waste is treated correctly and thus at least reduce the negative environmenta ..read more