LOWINFOOD : Matomatic waste tracker plate
Discover this smart scale, giving school pupils feedback on how much plate waste they generate.
AREFLH is a partner of LOWINFOOD, a project that focuses on “Multi-actor design of low-waste food value chains through the demonstration of innovative solutions to reduce food loss and waste”. LOWINFOOD supports the reduction of the loss and waste in the European Union by demonstrating innovative solutions following a multi-actor approach along the entire value chain.
On 3 June 2024, LOWINFOOD partner FH Münster presented the results of a test they conducted with the plate waste tracker Matomatic AB at the opening of the Billerbeck Sustainability Centre, in Billerbeck, Germany.
Christina Strotmann showed the effects of the sensitization of students and of the cafeteria team. Through the use of the Matomatic waste tracker it was whown that student’s plate remnants were impressively reduced by 72 %.
The plate waste tracker is a technological innovation developed by the Matomatic company, consisting of a smart scale, giving school pupils feedback on how much plate waste they generate. It is able to give pupils a prompt communication about the quantity of food they are leaving on their plate, and also allows children to provide feedback to the canteen staff on why they wasted food.
The waste tracker was used during three campaigns, between October 2022 and March 2024. During this period, plate residues were initially 32 grams per person, then, for the second campaign 18 grams per person and finally 9 grams per person for the last one, “a complete success!”, according to Christina Strotmann.
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This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No.101000439
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