Olio is a mobile app that helps people in their community share items for free. The app aims to reduce household and food waste by connecting neighbors who have extra food or household items with others nearby who want to pick up those items. The food given away must be safe to eat and can be raw or cooked, sealed or open.
Too Good To Go is a service with a mobile app that links customers to restaurants and stores that have extra food that isn’t sold. The service operates in major European cities and began working in North America in October 2020. As part of events held on the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste to reduce food waste, the app is recommended along with OLIO and other similar services.
Food rescue, also called food recovery, food salvage, or surplus food redistribution, is the process of collecting edible food that would otherwise be wasted from places like farms, markets, grocery stores, restaurants, and dining areas. This food is then given to local programs that help people in need during emergencies. In 2022, the United Nations reported that 1.05 billion tons of food were wasted worldwide.
Food loss and waste refers to food that is thrown away or not eaten. This happens at every stage of the food system, including production, processing, transportation, retail, food service, and consumption. Globally, about one-third of all food is wasted.
Food loss and waste refers to food that is thrown away or not eaten. This happens at many stages in the food system, including during farming, processing, transportation, selling, and eating. Globally, about one-third of all food is wasted.
A library of things is a place that lends out objects, and it can also refer to any group that offers such lending. Items often include kitchen tools, gardening tools and seeds, electronics, toys, art supplies, science kits, musical instruments, and sports equipment. These collections are especially helpful for items that are only needed sometimes but are hard to store, like special cooking tools or unique technology.
A tool library is a type of library that lends out items. These libraries let people borrow tools, equipment, and instructional guides. They may charge money for borrowing items or offer them for free as a way for the community to share resources.
Airbnb, Inc. (pronounced AIR-bee-en-BEE) is a company from the United States that runs an online service where people can rent homes, stay in homes for short or long periods, and enjoy experiences or services in many countries around the world. Airbnb works as a middleman and collects a fee from each booking.
Peer-to-peer carsharing, also called peer-to-peer car rental or person-to-person carsharing, is when car owners let others use their personal vehicles for short periods of time. This is a type of sharing that happens in the sharing economy. It is different from traditional car rentals and carsharing services like Zipcar and GoGet because the cars are owned by individuals, not by a single company.
The Buy Nothing Project is a worldwide network of community groups that began in Bainbridge Island, Washington, in 2013. It promotes sharing or reusing items and services, which are called “gifts of self,” instead of buying them through regular stores. The goal of the Buy Nothing Project is “to build strong communities where the real value is the relationships between neighbors.” It started as a Facebook campaign and now operates on Facebook and as a separate app.