JO 2024: Unsold food given to associations to fight against waste

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The organization of the 2024 Olympics signed an agreement on Wednesday, April 24 with 3 food associations, in order to commit to redistributing all unsold food items at competition sites and various villages throughout the duration of the event. This is excellent news, and will help to fight against food waste

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Finally some good news regarding the Olympics. Less than 100 days before the opening ceremony, the Olympic committee has committed to the French Federation of Food Banks, the Missing Link, and the Restos du Cœur, in order to limit food waste and help those in need. To big problems, big solutions. This was one of the major challenges of this international competition. Serving nearly 13,000 meals per day and providing snacks at the competition venues, while minimizing waste and food loss. And it seems that an ideal solution has been found, as the IOC signed a convention this morning moving in this direction.

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A decision that is part of enhancing the still consumable resources, and that can be implemented thanks to a very specific collection plan. For now, the exact details of this project have not yet been revealed, but a very precise summary should be made public in the coming days, after being revealed this Wednesday, April 24 during a press conference, where Tony Estanguet (director of Paris 2024) was present, as well as representatives of each of the three associations.


An ethical approach

This new project is part of a real ecologically responsible intention on the part of the organization.station. Indeed, it has committed to reduce plastic packaging on all meals and snacks distributed. Similarly, these will be mostly vegetarian, made with local and seasonal products, in short circuits.

80% of the food used will come from a radius of less than 250 km around the venue where they will be processed, sold, and consumed. And the carbon footprint will be considerably reduced compared to the last Olympics in London, since twice as many vegetables will be on the plates. It almost makes you excited to be there!