Food Waste
- In 2023 FoodCycle Bristol saved an average of 382 tonnes of food from going to waste each month. More than 1800 people were served meals with redistributed food.
- Bristol-based environmental not-for-profit City to Sea launched a pilot of their reuseable coffee cup scheme in Bristol with great success, saving 3750 single-use cups in a pilot in 2023. 20 independent outlets were part of the pilot, including two University of the West of England (UWE) cafés and the UWE Student Union bar. Following the success of the Bristol pilot, City to Sea is looking to fine-tune the scheme, re-launch it in Bristol and in other locations, and trial returnable cup schemes in corporate canteen and event venue settings. City to Sea recently finished a successful Crowdfunder to take them into this next phase and is seeking opportunities to expand their trial to universities to tackle their single-use waste. Read City to Sea Project Manager George Clark’s story about City to Sea’s returnable cup scheme pilot on the Bristol Good Food 2030 blog.
- Heart of BS13 helped to develop a closed-loop compost system at Hartcliffe City Farm where food waste from nearby commercial kitchens and businesses is used to make compost. The compost is then used to grow flowers with residents. The next phase (which started in December 2023) is expanding into household waste. An e-cargo bike will go house-to-house collecting food waste. The waste will be composted and returned to the community as part of an educational scheme showing people the value of their food waste.
- Bristol Living Soil, a community compost collective, have been coordinating food waste composting across St Werburghs, St. Pauls and Easton. Read more about community compost collective Bristol Living Soil on the Bristol Good Food 2030 blog.
