Overview

• Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer cites nearly 11 million tonnes discarded each year, with about 60 percent from private households, equating to roughly 76 kilograms per consumer.
• The nationwide Zu gut für die Tonne campaign is rolling out with events today and a Berlin action day on 30 September, with around 30 cities participating.
• Berlin is expanding local measures, adding the Dehoga hospitality association to a round table and piloting Foodsharing "Kiez-Box" redistribution stations in Kreuzberg, Neukölln and Pankow.
• Consumer groups point to overproduction and say retailers remove goods up to five days before the best-before date, creating avoidable waste.
• The agriculture ministry says it is not launching a new effort to legalize "containern" after a prior attempt failed due to the need for unanimous agreement among the federal states.