Preventing food waste with tech and policy

In this episode, we talk about food waste, and what we can do to prevent that huge amounts of food each year is wasted.

Why do tons after tons of perfectly edible food end up in landfills, and what kind of technology is out there, that can help us?

We also take a look at what kind of policies are needed to push the implementation of the technology.

The episode uses facts and analysis from the new 'Reducing Food Consumer Food Waste' report, available here:
https://bit.ly/TechReducingFoodWaste

You can also read more about UNEP's work to stop food waste here: https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/green-economy/build-back-better

Guests:
- Pornphrom Vikitsreth: Head of a food waste project pilot in Bangkok, and worked with UNEP projects on Recycling systems in Southeast Asia, promoting low-carbon lifestyles. He is also a lecturer at Thammasat University, focusing on sustainable development and a consultant on how to promote circular thinking in hotels and restaurants.

- Matt Homewood: Head of sustainability at the food tech company Throw No More. Prior to joining the company, Matt worked as an independent food waste campaigner to end supermarket food waste in Denmark and beyond, highlighting the massive amounts of edible food that gets thrown away every day.