#FOOD WASTE

A pilot food waste management programme is about to be launched in Paphos, chairwoman of Paphos’ social welfare committee Mariella Theophanous has said. The food waste programme will give families ...

By Sara Mariza Vryonidi The Zero Waste Dinner, organised by the Zero Waste Alliance Cyprus (ZWAC), brought people together to experience a more conscious way of eating. This dinner aimed ...

A pilot food waste management programme will be launched by Paphos Municipality after the Christmas holidays, a spokesman said on Tuesday. “The increase of food waste from food businesses could ...

Consumers end up throwing away around one quarter of all the food they buy, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Friday, urging the public to try and change their habits. ...

By Panayiotis Kleanthous Christmas is already knocking on our doors. People buy many presents all in excess packaging and vast amounts of food and ingredients for Christmas gatherings during this ...

Cyprus ranked third from last in the European Union in terms of the percentage of municipal waste recycled, according to data released by Eurostat. The percentage of recycling in Cyprus ...

Households in Cyprus produce nearly 48,000 tonnes of food waste per year while businesses in the food sector generate about 110,000 tonnes of waste. The report on the social-economic impact of wastage ...

A new website puts those in need in contact with those with too much. But organisers hope this is the start of a new mentality A new food donation platform ...

The first food donation platform in Cyprus was presented on Friday, with the aim to tackle food waste and create a community of donors and recipients based on solidarity. On ...

You gonna eat that? More and more Cypriots are saying yes – with a study finding that food waste is decreasing while finishing leftovers is becoming more common. The percentage of ...

Food waste is one of the most important challenges facing society today, which has a profound impact on both the environment and on the economy, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said ...

By Clark Mindock Climate change-related litigation has more than doubled in the past seven years globally according to a June report by the London School of Economics, and is moving ...

Hospitality businesses learned about EU food waste targets and how to reduce food waste at a workshop from a policy officer at the European Commission. The networking event was held ...

Three out of five Cypriots would be willing to pay less for fresh but ugly produce, an online survey on food waste showed on Monday. The public this year appears ...

Most households in Cyprus tend to buy more food than they need, according to the results of the 2nd FoodPrint Pancyprian Food Waste Survey, but consumer habits in relation to ...

In a sustainable food system, throwing away food is an ‘unacceptable’ option By Sara Mariza Vryonidi What if I tell you that there is enough food in the world to ...

People in Cyprus have a good general grasp on how to correctly preserve and store food, according to a survey published on Tuesday. The habits of Cypriots were put under ...

By Charalampos Theopemtou The first time I ever had to cook to eat was when I first arrived in London to study and I was living on my own for ...

Reducing food waste should be a priority, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Gregoriou said on Saturday while attending the award ceremony for a sustainable gastronomy competition. Yearly statistics show that 1.3 ...

Absurd amounts of food people pile on their plates at buffets in restaurants end up in rubbish bins, newly published research by the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEV) shows. ...

Food waste, the formation of a strategic plan for energy and the climate are top of the agenda for the House environment committee and the ‘parallel parliament’ for the environment, ...

Cyprus’ households waste more food than they think according to the findings of a survey presented on Thursday. According to the Life FOODprint survey, aimed at raising awareness about the ...