Partners: Dining point managers (RML SRL, FOOD SERVICE SRL, GMA SERVICE SRL, CIRFOOD SC, GESTIONE SERVIZI INTEGRATI SRL)

 

 

Food waste is out of taste! was the slogan chosen this year by the European Commission for the SERR 2024: food waste. EU countries, in fact, produce over 59.2 million tons of food waste every year, which corresponds to 132 kg per person. Based on this reflection, Sapienza worked with the dining point managers to ensure that, during SERR 2024, the daily food surplus, starting from an agreed time, could be purchased by the entire university community at a 50% discount from the initial menu price. To promote the initiative, all university communication channels (social media, mailing lists, newsletters, official website, etc.) were used, and graphic materials were distributed to the managers. The initiative was very successful, so much so that there are plans to make it a weekly event at least once a week.

Partner: MEIT MULTISERVICES SRL (Serianni residence manager)

 

 

The seminar, aimed at Sapienza students, was conducted by Prof. Silvia Serranti, a professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment and the Sapienza representative for the RUS Resources and Waste Working Group. The seminar focused on the topic of recovery and recycling of materials from waste as a sustainable alternative to the exploitation of non-renewable natural resources. The session began with an overview of the waste management system and recycling rates in Italy for various sectors in relation to the targets set by the European Union. Following this, a panorama of the operations involved in the recycling process was presented, highlighting the main technologies, both classic and innovative, applied to waste of various types: from electronic devices to plastics. The initiative was promoted through all university communication channels (social media, mailing lists, newsletters, official website, etc.)

Partner: MEIT MULTISERVICES SRL (Serianni residence manager)

 

 

Plogging is a Swedish practice that combines well-being and ecology: it consists of collecting waste found on your path while jogging or doing other outdoor sports activities. The activity was aimed at students and was chosen to take place near the Serianni residence, in the Castro Pretorio area (near Termini), as it is more prone to degradation and littering.

All participants were provided with a kit consisting of gloves and bags for collecting waste.