Food-Fritz

In daily life, much food waste occurs in different parts of the value-added chain. One part for example is the producer part: Because of instructions of the EU, the farmer yields specific sizes, e.g. the too small and too big potatoes remain on the fields.

But also in the private sector in households accrue much food waste. Every German throws away 82 kg food(KERN, 2016). To present a solution, the film-maker Valentin Thurn ("Taste the waste") founded an association: foodsharing.de. Foodsharing is an online-platform where private people can share food. If person A goes to holidays, and has much food in the fridge, all the food would be foul after the vacations. So person A can offer a food basket on the homepage; another user can see the basket; they talk to each other; person A gives person B the food; and therefore less food is wasted. Due to the circuitous organization, there are so called "Fairteiler": If person A has too much food, he just goes to the "Fairteiler", puts the food inside and every other person can take the food for himself. That organization is much easier.

At the University of Hohenheim, in the ASTA, there is a fridge which is used as a "Fairteiler", the so called "Foodfritz". Everybody can put something inside and can take something out. That is in cooperation with FOODSHARING.

So if you have bought too much food, come to the "Foodfritz" and share it with others!