Save the Kiwi

Aydin, Arda; Micallef, Anthony; Lovelace, Samantha; Li, Xudong; Cheung, Victor; Girouard, Audrey

doi:10.1145/3027063.3053192

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“…In this context, technology exerts a central role in FWRPs with multiple and diversified functionalities such as (1) reducing waste based on food surplus recovery (e.g. Michelini et al, 2018 ); (2) connecting donors and recipients by increasing the effectiveness of sharing and circular practices and shortening food supply chains ( Ciulli et al, 2020 ; Corbo and Fraticelli, 2015 ; Mazzucchelli et al, 2021 ; Michelini et al, 2018 ; Moltene and Orsato, 2021 ); (3) transforming consumers’ food consumption and waste practices ( Aydin et al, 2017 ; Harvey et 2020; Mazzucchelli et al, 2021 ); (4) reducing food insecurity, allowing the donation or selling of quality food at affordable prices ( Apostolidis et al, 2021 ; Corbo and Fraticelli, 2015 ; Harvey et al, 2020 ); (4) enhancing visibility to donation process ( Ciulli et al, 2020 ; Di Leo et al, 2020 ; Varghese et al, 2021 ); (5) allowing new entrants into food systems ( Ciulli et al, 2020 ); (6) fostering valorization opportunities of surpluses and non-aesthetic foods ( Ciulli et al, 2020 ); and (7) measuring food waste turning this problem more visible for food system actors and society ( Ciulli et al, 2020 ; Mattila et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…food safety aspects) to increase people's engagement. Aydin et al (2017) explored the development of the 'Save the Kiwi', a platform whose proposal offers tools to encourage more sustainable food consumption habits. The authors argue that the FWRPs' features must contribute to attracting and engaging users and stimulate them to plan better food acquisition to avoid waste.…”

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“…Fuentes et al (2021),Moltene and Orsato (2021),Pramana et al (2021),Ciulli et al (2020),Aydin et al (2017),Ganglbauer et al (2015) …”

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Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

Oroski

Silva

2022

Waste Manag Res

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Food waste is one of the main obstacles to transitioning to sustainable and circular food systems. Food waste-reducing platforms (FWRPs) have emerged as low-cost alternatives by donating or commercializing surpluses and non-commercial food. However, as a recent phenomenon, little is known about their actual contribution to the fight against food waste. This study aims to employ a systematic review of the literature to understand the main issues of FWRPs. Our results indicate that technology plays multiple roles in FWRPs: enabling the sharing of surpluses by connecting supply and demand, monitoring and generating data on waste, among others. However, technology is insufficient for food recovery. FWRPs’ business models must be aligned with the sustainability concept, encompassing environmental, economic and social benefits. Innovators must design and prototype solutions to address these various intended functions. This study points out many barriers to implementing these digital platforms, such as delivering multiple benefits for heterogeneous actors. Other barriers involve building trust and changing the behaviour of actors concerning their food habits. The scarcity of empirical studies has limited a better understanding of FWRPs and their actual ability to tackle food waste on a large scale. Despite the limitations found in the literature, digital platforms are an interesting solution to food waste management by promoting food waste prevention and reduction strategies at the source.

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Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

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Silva

2022

Waste Manag Res

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“…The authors presented a system called "Campus Plate", a platform that allows students to quickly identify and retrieve excess food from dining services and campus events using their smartphones. Aydin and colleagues present a mobile application that communicates food safety information to encourage better food management, primarily in consuming purchased food products before they expire [16].…”

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“…However, the use of IT to reduce food waste has not yet been thoroughly examined. Recent studies in this field are focusing on specific technologies and concepts such as deep learning algorithms for identifying food waste [11], IoT for smart garbage management [12], image recognition in manufacturing to properly discard, compost, or recycle waste [13], using VR [28], mobile app technology [15], [16], [30], [31], RFID sensors [32] or smart refrigerators [33]. Furthermore, frameworks for smart city platforms have been developed containing smart people and smart environment as elements where the topic of food waste could be incorporated to contribute to smart cities [34].…”

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Reducing Food Waste Using Information Technology: A Case from Switzerland

Krey

2023

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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About 2.8 million tons of food waste are generated in Switzerland every year. Negative environmental impacts of food waste are on average higher at the end of the food chain than at the beginning. So far there are no quantitative studies to evaluate the requirements for information technology (IT) to reduce food waste in Swiss households. To investigate this matter a representative survey was conducted in Switzerland. Based on its results, the authors conclude that IT is expected to be most effective in reducing food waste in Swiss households when focusing on the management of the entire food stock. Therefore, further research should dive into the management of the food stock items as well as exploring more radical concepts to reduce the food stock itself.

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Emerging Technologies in Education for Sustainable Development

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Leong

Cunningham

2020

Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Education plays a key role in sustainable development in terms of changing behavior of people to achieve the sustainability development goals. On this, technology can be used to enhance education for sustainable development (ESD) through influencing learners' behavior and to evaluate such behavior change. In order to effectively apply technology to support ESD, a strong partnership between educators and technologists is needed in order to unlock the potential of both sides and to create synergies through specialization. Partnership with technologists benefits educators in several ways, such as speeding up innovation process in education, stimulating fresh teaching ideas, improving learners' experience, widening access to skills and resources, etc. Moreover, partnership opens the opportunity for both sides to share their knowledge, expertise, and experience of success with one another in a way that benefits all parties involved.

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Save the Kiwi

Cited by 16 publications

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Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

Understanding food waste-reducing platforms: A mini-review

Reducing Food Waste Using Information Technology: A Case from Switzerland

Emerging Technologies in Education for Sustainable Development

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