Climate change. Food insecurity. A fragile global food system. All these challenges are worsened by food loss and waste.
Find out how participatory local governance can drive a just zero food waste transition, ensuring equity, accountability, and sustainable impact in urban food systems.
Discover how the ZeroW Policy Brief guides EU Member States in strengthening short supply chains, sustainable farming, and inclusive digital logistics to reduce food loss and waste across Europe’s food system.
Discover how the ZeroW Policy Brief guides EU Member States in building inclusive, transparent, and incentive-based governance to reduce food loss and waste across the food system.
Learn how the ZeroW Policy Brief provides actionable recommendations to help EU farmers adopt sustainable and digital solutions to reduce food loss and waste.
This Policy Brief explores how empowering consumers can support a fair and inclusive transition towards zero food waste in Europe. Discover key insights and policy actions from the ZeroW project.
Download a practice abstract introducing a quick and inexpensive analysis that can distinguish between organic and non-organic tomatoes, reducing food loss and waste.
Download a practice abstract introducing a mathematical model to support households in improving meal planning, shopping practices, and reducing food waste.
Download a practice abstract on how to use processed retail food waste as an alternative nutrient source for microalgae cultivation.
Download a practice abstract on how to use a last-two-days discounting policy to reduce food waste.
Download a practice abstract on how food banks can better reach individuals who could use their help.
Download a practice abstract on how reduce food waste through advanced data-driven production process control and optimisation.
Download a practice abstract on how tomato quality classification helps producers and retailers manage inventory, optimise logistics, and target offers.
Download a short practice abstract with information about data collection, monitoring and assessment.
Download a Spanish practice abstract with information about an innovative packaging solution to extend the shelf life of oily fish
Download a practice abstract with information about an innovative packaging solution to extend the shelf life of oily fish.
Download a practice abstract with information about a computer vision-based system to plan the yield of tomatoes a week ahead.
Download a practice abstract with information about how to manage donation peaks from food processing facilities by means of mobile units.
Download a practice abstract with information about valorisation of surplus fruit and vegetables as a service through local hubs and businesses, supporting farmers, cooperatives, and startups.
ZeroW’s policy team has distilled project insights into five briefs that outline how Europe can cut food loss and waste while ensuring fairness, resilience, and progress towards 2030 and 2050 goals.
On 16 September, the ZeroW and CHORIZO projects held their joint final conference showcasing latest innovations, insigths and solutions to tackle food loss and waste across Europe.
ZeroW has launched a smart meal planning prototype - a digital tool that cuts household food waste by aligning shopping and cooking with dietary needs, efficiency, and sustainability, aiming to inspire adoption and scale across Europe.
At a recent EU policy workshop, ZeroW joined key stakeholders from research, industry and the European Commission to present policy recommendations and innovative strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and food loss across the food value chain.
Final Conference
September 16, 2025, 09:30–18:00 CET
Brussels
Advanced computer vision and AI are enabling greenhouse growers to forecast yields more accurately, improve harvest planning, and significantly cut tomato waste at the production stage.
New survey reveals strong support for eco-friendly and smart packaging, with clear potential for reducing food waste.
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Meet Naiara Lpz de Uralde, from Udapa Sociedad Cooperativa working with second class potatoes
Meet Adam Smith, Founder & CEO of Surplus to Purpose and also known for The Real Junk Food Project. Adam is trying to stop food going to waste.
Meet Carlos Hipolito, the visionary leader at the helm of Phenix Portugal, a company committed to combating food waste by bridging the gap between major contributors in the food supply chain and charitable organizations.
Managing Director of the Sustainable Innovation Technology Services Ltd company, Leonardo Piccinetti has had worked for more than 20 years to tackle the challenges of food loss and waste with policies and project initiatives.
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The ZeroW project was launched to help the transition of current food systems
ZeroW is an EU project funded under the Green Deal call of the Horizon 2020 Programme (Grant Agreement no. 101036388). 46 partners across Europe are working together to find new and innovative ways to reduce food loss and waste.
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...one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally. The ZeroW project is now launching to help the transition of current food systems towards halving Food Loss & Waste (FLW) by 2030 and reaching a near-zero level by 2050.
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