Abstract
Féret offers a practice-driven approach to local solutions and regional strategies that contribute to halve food waste by 2030. Building on the EU-funded ECOWASTE4FOOD project, the chapter focuses on the multi-actor arrangements that enable eco-innovation and social innovation to grow in various EU countries. In addition to looking at the European Union policies to address food waste, Féret draws attention to some sectoral/horizontal dimensions and strategies wherein food waste can be addressed in the food system. This chapter concludes with a discussion on the role that city and regional authorities can play so to prevent food waste through interactive learning and multi-actor action plans.
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Susanna Anttila (Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia), Elena Bagaria i Ribo (Agencia de Résidus de Catalonia), Emma Croft and Annette Dentith (Devon County Council), Christelle Deblais (Région Sud/Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur), Alicja Nowak (Marshal Office of the Wielkopolska Region), Michele Pancaldi (City of Ferrara), Nikos Vasileiadis (Regional Development Fund/Region of Western Macedonia). A special thanks to Annette Dentith for proofreading.
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Féret, S. (2020). ECOWASTE4FOOD Project: Cases for Food Waste Reduction at City and Regional Levels in the EU. In: Närvänen, E., Mesiranta, N., Mattila, M., Heikkinen, A. (eds) Food Waste Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20561-4_15
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