BMEc will be collecting raw food waste to compost and supply staff/student allotments on campus.

How can we help to reduce the amount of food thrown into Landfill?

Globally, a third of all food produced is wasted, and in the UK, households – which are responsible for half of all food waste – bin over £12bn of edible food per year, at a cost of £700 to the average family. Food waste is also costly for local stores and councils, and ranks as one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

Food Waste Bins

The BMEc Green Impact team are trialling the use of food waste bins within Jubilee. There is a bin located within the school office kitchen and another placed in the Staff/PHD student social space on the 2nd floor.

We have been collecting all food waste but from Monday 12th February this will change to just raw food; fruit and veg, coffee grounds and tea leaves. We do this with the intention of composting on site and supplying staff/student allotments on campus.

Olio food sharing App

You can help to reduce your food waste by using OLIO, a free app that connects local people with each other and with local independent shops so that surplus food can be shared, not thrown away. OLIO seeks to address these problems by combining cutting-edge mobile technology with the power of the sharing economy and an engaged local community.

The app is really easy to use: simply snap a picture of the items you would like to share (you can add food and non food items) and add them to the app. Olio users will receive customised alerts and can request anything that takes their fancy. Pick-up can be arranged from home, the store, an OLIO Drop Box, or another agreed location.

You can download OLIO for free from the App Store (iPhone/iPad) or Google Play (Android) and is now available to use online. 

Real Junk Food Project

Why not treat yourself to a pay as you feel lunch at one of the Real Junk Food Project’s pop up cafes located in Brighton. They prepare delicious meals from perfectly good food that would otherwise have gone to landfill.

They are collaborating with the Students' Union to host a pop up food waste cafe during GO Green Week and will be on campus Friday 16 February.

If you would like to get involved you can sign up for a food prep shift on Thursday 15 February or a service shift on Friday 16 February. If you don’t have time to help out then get down to the food truck outside Bramber House for some tasty lunch!