Associations in Lyon providing services for businesses
Are you an event organiser, hotel or restaurant looking to give a second life to your unsold products? Engaged and passionate organisations are here to help. Here is an overview of existing initiatives to reduce food waste.
Récup & Gamelles
Created in 2014 by three engaged founders, the association Récup & Gamelles can help you reduce waste with its ‘Zéro Déchet’ initiatives. Each week, the team of volunteers hunts down unsold food, particularly raw ingredients, at markets, shops and restaurants, in order to give them a second life. Inspired by the circular economy, the association sorts and uses unsold food through its various anti-waste awareness-raising activities, such as the preparation of preserves with its Conserverie Solidaire, as well as fun workshops and events. Are you interested in Récup & Gamelles’ work? Visit their website.
HopHopFood
HopHopFood makes it easy for you to redistribute your surplus food. The association offers you a solidarity platform to put you in touch with beneficiaries, without intermediaries and locally, for a direct social impact. To take part in this chain of food solidarity, full details are available on their website.
Linkee
Linkee is committed to the fight against waste and precariousness, and recovers your unsold food, on a regular or occasional basis, for redistribution to students in precarious situations or to food aid associations. The products, whether small or large volumes, are collected, sorted and distributed within a few hours to those in need. A great way to help build a more caring city! To join the movement, visit their website.
Too Good To Go
The app Too Good To Go has already saved 26.1 million meals from the bin! Launched in 2017, it enables you to reuse your unsold food and reduce your environmental footprint. With this easy-to-use app, you can sell your unsold products at discount prices and make sure your food, whether raw or processed, gets a chance to be eaten. You don’t need to worry about deliveries, as users of the app come to pick up the baskets directly on your premises! This also gives you a chance to introduce your food to potential customers who may never have visited otherwise! Want to find out more about the app? Discover the website!
Phénix
Phénix's mission is to put an end to large-scale waste, by helping you to easily recycle your unsold products. Thanks to their application or personalized support service, you can redistribute your products to charities, offer them at reduced prices to consumers, or even donate them for animal feed when they are no longer fit for human consumption. For more information on their services in Lyon, visit their website.
For further reading, see the guides produced by the Umih (French Union of Professions and Industries in the Hotel Business) to “defeat waste” in restaurants and hôtels.
