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Denmark Reduces Food Waste By 25% In Five Years With Selina Juul’s Help

Karina2017-09-24T16:31:48-04:00Tags: Denmark|

One woman spearheaded Denmark’s effort to cut food waste by 25% in five years. Selina Juul founded the organization Stop Spild Af Mad (Stop Wasting Food), which convinced larger supermarket chains to discount food that would usually go wasted, and to give away food items that otherwise get tossed in the dumpster. Juul’s influence has led to the opening of Wefood in Copenhagen, a surplus supermarket that is selling products at discounts of up to 50 percent. Photo credit: Daniela De Lorenzo/The Independent

Stop Wasting Food: Selina Juul At TEDxCopenhagen 2012

Karina2017-10-26T23:10:02-04:00Tags: Denmark|

Selina Juul makes a strong case in this TEDx Talk that the future of a better world and thus of the planet depends on individuals not wasting food. In her presentation, Juul connects the sheer volume of food waste in Western society to consumerism and discusses food as a political tool that can help create lasting social change, lower greenhouse emissions, and feed those who suffer from food insecurity. The Danish woman is responsible for launching an entire movement via Facebook when a page she started grew rapidly in four years to become Denmark's leading NGO against food waste. Photo credit: TEDx