The useful part
Monday, September 29, to celebrate the huge efforts made over the past decade to reduce waste. The event officially marked 10 years since the late Gabriel Sescu established the country's first Food Bank in Bucharest, laying the foundations for a new circular economy model. In just five years, he contributed to the establishment of eight other Food Banks in Cluj, Roman, Brașov, Oradea, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, and Galați, transforming the 2016 vision into a national network of solidarity.
How it works
- In 2020, member organizations founded the Federation of Food Banks in Romania, FBAR, with the role of coordinating and representing the network.
- Today, the nine Regional Food Banks form a mature and stable network, while FBAR is a full member of the European Federation of Food Banks, FEBA.
- It involves wasting all the resources used to bring that food to each of us.
Details worth keeping
"Food waste is not limited to the food we throw away. Therefore, combating food waste means responsible consumption, solidarity with those who face difficulties in obtaining sufficient food and respect for human dignity, but also for the planet," said Dragoș Hotea, Secretary of State at the Prime Minister's Chancellery, at...