Reduce biowaste and fight against food waste

Octopus HACCP, the HACCP app and software that simplifies life for restaurateurs, is pleased to announce, on the occasion of the World Food Waste Day, a partnership with Refood.

With the support of Refood, Octopus HACCP has developed a new waste measurement module, available on its application, encouraging restaurateurs to measure, reduce, and monitor their biowaste destined for recovery—all on a HACCP mobile or tablet.

How can I implement food waste reduction in my restaurant?

Measuring your waste is already a first step in the fight against food waste. By measuring your waste—whether it comes from storage, production, or service—you can quickly identify ways to optimize and reduce the volumes generated, as well as lower your production costs.

Would you like to conduct an audit in your restaurant? Download the food waste diagnosis guide from ADEME.

But did you know that if your restaurant or kitchen produces biowaste equal to or exceeding 10 tonnes per year, you are then subject to the biowaste law? This volume corresponds to about 150 meals per day in the traditional restaurant sector.

What is biowaste?

In catering or production kitchens, biowaste includes:

• 🥕 Preparation waste: peelings, skins, bones, etc.
• 🍽️ Meal leftovers, overproduction – these are service waste
• 🥡 Full trays, packaged preparations, sauces in containers
• ⏰ Also storage waste: expired and/or unfit products
• 🛢️ And finally, used cooking oils

What does the law say about biowaste? ⚖

The law (Article L541-21-1 of the Grenelle II Act of July 12, 2010) requires producers and holders of biowaste to implement sorting and collection of this waste for the purpose of recovering it as renewable energy and fertilizer.

In 2018, Refood collected 245,000 tons of biowaste; this represents 220,000 tons of organic fertilizers 🌱 and 96,000 MWh of green energy ⚡ generated!

Would you like to learn more about the new waste measurement module in our HACCP software? Contact us for a free demonstration!

Contact one of our experts to learn more about the biowaste measurement module.

With this new module, you will be able to measure your biowaste and carry out audits, as well as keep your collection certificates for biowaste or used cooking oils! No more chasing after your certificates—everything is in your Octopus HACCP app, on your HACCP mobile or tablet.

So, let’s fight food waste together! 🍽️