Waste = food Lesson one: Introducing waste = food Learning objectives: To rethink our attitudes towards packaging as redundant waste To develop circular economy thinking: waste = food

What happens to our waste?

Let’s rethink waste Using circular economy thinking we could rethink litter. What if the litter we dropped benefited the environment? Could we rethink packaging to be completely biodegradable? Have a look at: These biodegradable paper sticks are impregnated with seeds.

Biodigesters Food and compostable packaging could be a useful source of methane, derived from biodigesters. Where does your garden and food waste go at the moment?

From linear to circular Most current packaging falls into this side. How can we change the system so that it falls on this side of the model?

Polystyrene food packaging: Linear or circular? Raw materials Processing Packaging Transport End of use as food packaging Materials recovery phase Landfill

What do we need to find out? Where can we find out about the following things? Materials Composting Biodigesters