food waste

‘Good to Grab’ is fighting climate change by reducing food waste from restaurants. By rescuing surplus meals and offering them at 50% discounts, the startup is saving over 10,000 plates from ending up in landfills.

Founded by IIT-Roorkee alumni Ankit Alok Bagaria and Abhi Gawri, Loopworm creates an “extremely protein-rich diet” for fisheries, poultry farms and house pets by “farming insects to feed them using food waste”.

Be it end-to-end decentralised waste management solutions like setting up waste handling systems or providing operation and maintenance assistance, Sampurn(e)arth has come a long way in transforming the sector sustainably.

Wastage does not begin with tossing leftovers or scraps into the dustbin. It is a complex, multifaceted concern which involves looking beyond households and restaurants, into wastage at the very source of the supply chain. And, these organisations, in associations with DBS Bank India, are making sure to check that.

Dare to imagine a world where food pictures on social media could actually do more than just look good.

With one flick of the hand we send our waste into the bins. It's time to consider if they can be recycled, reused and reduced.

'Stay chemical, stay foolish,' say these food trends that focus on organic, low-cost solutions for those hunger pangs

Baked chips from potato peels & white teeth with banana peels⁠—Arina Suchde's supercool tips will stop edible, nutritious food from going to waste!

Be it in a hospital or a college canteen, ideas for path-breaking innovations can strike you anywhere, at anytime. The win is in recognizing and following them through, as these individuals did to become changemakers of our society. You can, too! Last week to apply for @Villgro’s iPitch for Rs 8 Crore investment & more: www.villgro.org/ipitch

And that's not all. Twenty one kids, who once used to beg for food and money on Kolkata's roads, now study in government schools - all thanks to 26-year-old Pathikrit Saha! #Respect #RealLifeHero