{"id":27503,"date":"2025-06-06T09:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T08:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euricse.eu\/publications\/libro-bianco-sulla-donazione-di-eccedenze-alimentari\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:28:28","slug":"libro-bianco-sulla-donazione-di-eccedenze-alimentari","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/euricse.eu\/en\/publications\/libro-bianco-sulla-donazione-di-eccedenze-alimentari\/","title":{"rendered":"White Paper on food surplus donation"},"content":{"rendered":"

The issue of food waste is increasingly central today, due to the growing awareness of sustainable development and its social, environmental and economic implications. In a world with limited resources, producing food surpluses is not only an ethical problem, but also a failure of efficiency and collective responsibility. Although linked to consumer freedom of choice, the current model needs to be rethought to find a balance between abundance and real need.<\/p>\n

Food waste deeply affects public opinion, perhaps also because of a cultural memory that attributes a central value to food. Indeed, food remains an indicator of quality of life and fair access to it is still a challenge for many.<\/p>\n

The White Paper, promoted by Fondazione Valore and produced by EURICSE, analyses the role of food surplus donation for social purposes, nine years after the introduction of Law 166\/2016. The book brings together research, data and testimonies, with a particular focus on the Third Sector, which is fundamental for the recovery and redistribution of surplus food.<\/p>\n

The text is divided into three chapters:<\/p>\n

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  1. Definitions and impacts of loss, waste and surplus, with an analysis of the donation process and the actors involved.<\/li>\n
  2. European legislation, with a focus on recent developments and the legislation of individual European states.<\/li>\n
  3. Analysis of Italian legislation and eight practical experiences of organisations active in combating waste, showing different models but united by the same objective: reducing waste and promoting a culture of recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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