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Rethinking Milan’s approach to food waste

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03 March 2022
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While designing its policy, the city of Milan has set up a comprehensive approach to reduce food waste while achieving multiple co-benefits. This article deepen the issue of food waste al local level analysing actors and practices.

The Municipality of Milan, by defining its own Food Policy in 2015, has rethought its local food system, setting out a comprehensive approach to reduce food waste while achieving multiple co-benefits. The main goal is to achieve a 50% reduction in food waste by 2030.

A series of actions, characterized by resilience criteria, was carried out.

Among these, one of the most relevant was the creation of food waste hubs, specific places for the collection and redistribution of food surplus on a community level.

The article has been written by Resilient Cities network and co-authored by Milan City Resilience Department & Food Policy Office.

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