Marche Food Bank ONLUS
Type of practice Reuse for food
Name of practice Marche Food Bank ONLUS
Name of main actor Food Bank Marche, Italy
Type of actor(s) NGO
Location Italy
Stage of implementation End-of-life
Year of implementation 2008
What was/is being done? Marche Food Bank operates in Marche Region to recover the food surplus and support needy people. The project includes the implementation of three pilot experiences in the three territorial areas of Marche Region that deal with the recovery activity of fresh food. These experiences will be progressively extended to the whole region.
Outcomes and impacts So far, the interested actors are 2 supermarket chains and about 10 agri-foodstuffs enterprises - during 2011 the project was extended to 15 trade centers; and 198 charitable institutions. The recovered products were in 2009, 1.795 tonnes, in 2010, 2.209 tonnes, which helped 26.000 people.
Source(s) http://www.prewaste.eu/waste-prevention-good-practices/detailed-factsheets/item/360-food-bank-marche-onlus.html