ZeroWaste: Technological Platform to Promote Solidarity in Smart Cities

ZeroWaste: Technological Platform to Promote Solidarity in Smart Cities

Roberto Adelino, Clara Silveira, Leonilde Reis
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/IJEGCC.2021010105
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Abstract

The promotion of volunteering and social solidarity in smart cities constitutes a new urban paradigm. In this new paradigm, the “food system” must have the support of technologies to minimize waste and therefore feed needy families. In this sense, a technological platform was developed to reduce food waste, promote the circular food economy, and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goal 2: Combating Hunger. The technological platform consists of the creation of a salesforce application, ZeroWaste, for the management of an NGO that aids needy families and institutions through the distribution of baskets. These baskets are made up of food left over in supermarkets/restaurants or donations from third parties. Food will be received and delivered through volunteers registered on the platform. The platform also allows the sale of membership plans and the receipt of monetary donations that will be used to help donate food to more families.
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Food waste refers to losses that occur in any of the stages of the food chain, from production to consumption, and imply that the food does not fulfill the purpose for which it was produced, that is, it is not consumed. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO, 2021), global food waste per year is approximately 1.3 billion tons. This waste can generate:

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