An Indian restaurant in Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau threatens those who don’t finish their plates with fines. The system has been in place for two years, reports Le Matin. In a bid to cut food waste the Casanova restaurant has come up with a system of CHF 5 fines for unfinished plates. […]
Swiss would pay more for food to cut waste, according to study
After surveying 3,229 people, political science researchers at ETH in Zurich discovered that a majority would pay more for food if it would cut food waste. Switzerland’s population is well aware that food waste is a problem. The vast majority of those surveyed regard food waste as a moral, economic and environmental problem. Most accurately […]
Two thirds of Swiss food waste avoidable
A report by Switzerland’s Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) estimates that 2.6 million tonnes of fresh food is wasted in Switzerland every year. Two thirds of this is avoidable, meaning that the food is still edible by the time it is discarded. Food losses occur throughout the chain from food production to purchase. Around […]
