Policy debate on food waste – European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
1 March 2016
Brussels, Belgium
7th NAT commission meeting
The NAT (CoR's Commission of Natural Resources) commission will discuss the working document on Food waste (Rapporteur Ossi MARTIKAINEN (FI/ALDE)
Round table discussion on Food waste with the participation of:
- Robert VAN OTTERDIJK, Coordinator of the Global Initiative on Food Losses and Waste Reduction – SAVE FOOD, Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
- Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS, Commissioner responsible for Health & Food Safety
- Representative of the European Parliament
- Toine TIMMERMANS FUSIONS (Food Use for Social Innovation by Optimising Waste Prevention Strategies), project funded by the European Commission Framework Programme 7
Further resources
- Committee of the Regions website
- Opportunites for Local and Regional Authorities in facilitating food waste prevention and reduction(PDF)