Lesson 2: Chapter 2: The Food Use Hierarchy

The Food Use Hierarchy

The Food Use Hierarchy (previously The Food Waste Hierarchy) applies the European Waste Framework Directive Waste Hierarchy to food waste. It is a useful framework identifying food waste mitigation methods in order of preference with the top priority to prevent waste, keeping food in the supply chain and finally, avoiding landfill.

Here is a case study using pumpkin seed oil as a example where food was moved up the food use hierarchy.

Another example of moving food up the hierarchy to ensure that food is fed to people is surplus food redistribution. FoodCloud is the Irish example though FoodCloud also operates internationally. Find the case study below.