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- 1Youth environmental group promotes zero-waste living●🌿 This image beautifully reflects what we believe at YECI: nothing in nature should be wasted. From seed to growth, harv
The Youth Environmental Community Initiative (YECI) is drawing attention with a message on zero waste, arguing that nothing in nature should be wasted. The organisation describes a cycle from seed to growth, harvest, use and return, saying nature shows everything is connected and that communities working in different places are one people with a shared responsibility for the environment.
- 2The case for pan-frying the bread heel▼The heel of the loaf and the two hard slices nobody wanted. Tear them with your hands — never a knife, the ragged edges
Home cooks are championing the humble loaf heel and the two dry end slices most people throw away. The method: tear them by hand rather than cutting with a knife, then fry them in a dry skillet with oil, a smashed clove of garlic and salt for about six minutes until crisp and golden. The ragged torn edges, advocates say, are the whole point, and the kitchen fills with the smell of frying garlic bread.
- 3Pangrattato, Italy's 'poor man's parmesan', wins new fans▼Pangrattato. Italian grandmothers have called it poor man's parmesan for four hundred years. Cost: nothing. Keeps a week
Pangrattato, a centuries-old Italian dish made from stale breadcrumbs toasted with olive oil and seasoning, is being hailed online as a frugal staple that costs nothing to make and keeps for about a week. Long known among Italian grandmothers as 'poor man's parmesan', it is being promoted as a way to cut food waste by using up stale bread ends.
- 4Zero Waste Push to Tackle Triple Planetary Crisis in Big Ocean States▼[Announcement] Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis through Zero Waste in Big Ocean States
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation has announced a new initiative focused on addressing the triple planetary crisis — climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution — through zero waste approaches in Big Ocean States. The announcement highlights how island and maritime nations are particularly exposed to these pressures and frames waste reduction as a key response. The programme aims to connect ocean sustainability with local waste management efforts.
- 5Technology turns Kyoto's traditional Obanzai cooking zero-waste●Technology transforms a centuries-old Kyoto cooking tradition into zero-waste Obanzai
Technology is being used to transform Obanzai, Kyoto's centuries-old home-cooking tradition, into a zero-waste culinary practice. The traditional style, known for using humble, seasonal local ingredients, is being reworked with modern tools to eliminate food waste, drawing attention to how ancient food traditions can adapt to contemporary sustainability goals.