The multistakeholder conference "REFRESH Food Waste 2017" took place in May 2017 in Berlin (Germany). It brought together leaders in food waste prevention, reduction and valorisation and featured keynote addresses by Dr. Maria Flachsbarth and Vytenis Andriukaitis.

REFRESH partners presented the latest project results and ongoing work. The winners of the REFRESH Food Waste Solution Contest presented their projects. The Conference also featured an innovator fair, two art installations, an improvisational theatre performance, two real-live pigs, and a "Disco Chop" evening.

More information about the conference: https://eu-refresh.org/conference2017

REFRESH is an EU research project running from July 2015 - June 2019 and taking action against food waste. 26 partners from 12 European countries and China work towards the project's goal to contribute towards Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 of halving per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level and reducing food losses along production and supply chains, reducing waste management costs, and maximizing the value from unavoidable food waste and packaging materials. The conference was organised by Ecologic Institute http://ecologic.eu/

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REFRESH consortium (2017): REFRESH Food Waste 2017 Multistakeholder Conference. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/uDiwgHU2S_g

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31/05/2017

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Concept: Stephanie Wunder, Keighley McFarland, Lucy Smith (Ecologic Institute) Videography: Jan Jessen

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REFRESH consortium (2017): REFRESH Food Waste 2017 Multistakeholder Conference. Video. Online: https://youtu.be/uDiwgHU2S_g

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