Nowadays, food waste has become a serious problem. In fact, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, one-third of the food produced in the world is wasted. This is mainly because we ourselves don't understand how much food we consume, or how we don't know how to recycle or reuse food left over from previous meals. However, this is something that designers today have been very concerned about. In order to combat food waste and promote a zero-waste life, they have come up with innovative kitchen utensils! These products offer unique solutions to reduce daily food waste.
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Bubble
Designed by Savin Dimov and Altino Alex, Bubble is a food tracker that monitors our food consumption to encourage a healthier lifestyle and reduce food waste. The food tracker comes with an app that is compatible with your smartphone. You can order groceries through the app or go grocery shopping in person. When you get home, you can put groceries like fruits, vegetables, milk, sodas, and more in your Bubble. Bubble identifies and tracks all the items in it. It sends updates directly to your smartphone, keeping you informed of what's in the kitchen! You can keep track of the foods you consume the most, as well as the foods you consume the least. Bubble ensures that all stored data is at your fingertips.
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Alone food waste disposer
The Alone Food Waste Disposer helps provide a discreet way to handle small amounts of food at once. Its unique right-angled triangle shape facilitates easy placement in a corner of the kitchen, and its tall design makes it easy to take out the bin and put your belongings in it without bending over. The Alone Food Waste Disposer then continues to break down your food, turning it from waste into harmless, odorless, nutrient-rich fertilizer that you can use in your own backyard or vegetable garden. The heating plate at the bottom helps speed up the composting process, breaking down food into a fragile mulch in just 30 days (instead of the regular 5-6 months).
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Gabriel Steinmann created P0, which stands for Project Zero – a food storage and shopping solution designed to reduce consumer emissions. P0 helps us switch to and maintain a plant-based diet and reduce food waste. The design blends organic and sustainable materials with an unpretentious aesthetic. Its ceramic body and textile lining help encourage us to gain a deeper understanding of the food we consume and give us a better understanding of how much food we actually need to minimize waste.
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Serva & FOSA NFC food preservation systems
The Serva & FOSA NFC Food Preservation System is the ultimate system to ensure that your food is always fresh. It keeps your food fresh longer than any traditional storage method! The Serva is a beautiful little device that you can attach to a food storage container. It utilizes an easy-to-use app on your smartphone connected by NFC. The app will show you the food in your kitchen and its shelf life. You can also share this information with others! These small devices are waterproof and do not require a battery to work. FOSA is a vacuum-sealable storage vessel system that can be stacked on top of each other. This tracking and storage system keeps your food fresh and healthy while ensuring your refrigerator is neat and organized.
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Clay storage room
Clay has been used as a storage solution for food and drink since ancient times, grew up in India, it was an important part of culture, in fact, the water stored in clay pots is always sweeter! The cooling effect is due to the porosity of the pottery, which has natural cooling properties when soaked in water. Clay Pantry has optimized this property to give you a range of storage containers for small urban homes. Root Stool offers dry and dark storage space, and tempered box is designed for products that require wet and cool conditions. Fruit stand and kettle at a glance. Clay Pantry's modular nature makes it ideal for compact apartments and those looking for eco-friendly storage solutions for their products.
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Terracooler
Terracooler is a modern interpretation of the traditional Zeer can or can-in-tank refrigerator, an evaporative cooling refrigeration device that has been used for centuries and is still used today in countries around the globe, such as India and Nigeria. Like many designers today, Perry felt duty-bound to design her Terracooler after learning that 10% of her household's energy was consumed by household refrigerators.
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Food circulator
This is exactly what an environmentally friendly and efficient food recycler does, turning your food scraps into nutrient-rich soil and turning waste into resources. FoodCycler reduces food waste by up to 90% and provides your garden with the perfect soil, no matter how big or small. The system is simple – the device comes with a movable internal bucket that must be filled before the cycle can begin. FoodCyler catalyzes and produces fresh soil in just 3 hours and is almost ready to use. Most importantly, the appearance of the device itself is very clean.
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Savel's flexible food protector
Savel Elastic Food Protector is a smart alternative to regular plastic zippered storage bags! Plastic zippers need to be thrown away once you use them, but Savel keeps the fruits and vegetables left in your kitchen as fresh as possible and can be used for a long, long time! It can also help you save and use smaller items that are usually thrown away, such as lemon horns or individual limes. Its flexible and bendable form allows it to fit perfectly into the curved facets of any fruit or vegetable. The silicone tape is then placed on a piece of fruit or vegetable to hold the Savel and food in place. It can keep your food fresh for up to a week!
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Zero waste kitchen
This zero-waste kitchen is made of recycled stainless steel made in an electric arc oven and can be used permanently. The large table is the heart of the design, which is intended to be used as a surface for cooking and dining. The structure has a designated glass container area, fruit and vegetable baskets, storage space for multi-purpose utensils, linen bags and a vertical herb garden – this is truly a versatile and multifaceted design!
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Portable thermoelectric refrigerator
Portable thermoelectric refrigerators are carefully designed for ruggedness and a novel appearance. The construction of the refrigerator chassis allows the top refrigeration unit to be removed when transporting the bottom refrigeration unit. The chiller uses water and heat transfer to cool the milk, while excess warm water can be used for cleaning and bathing – which is also how it reduces resource waste! The chassis is made of anodized aluminum to keep it light and sturdy. It has an airless wheel system that avoids leveling the ground on rough terrain, and the system also utilizes regenerative wheels to power the battery to stay cool on the road. The multi-function handle design allows the user to easily pull the refrigerator with their hands while walking, and even fix it to a bicycle or motorcycle for quick transport.