A pilot project in Heraklion, Crete, has turned 1.5 tonnes of leftover hotel food per day into animal feed. Now in its full-scale operation, LIFE Food For Feed expects to expand even further, making a significant contribution to the national waste management plan. In 2013, almost all food waste in Greece went to landfill....
Based on the National Waste Management Plan (NWMP) (article 49 Cabinet Act 15-12-2015, Government Gazette 174/Α/15-12-15) all the country’s municipalities must by the end of 2016 separately collect 5% of the generated bio-waste. This percentage jumps to 40% for 2020. Bio-waste and its separation at the source is a key priority in the management...