GenZeroWaste students in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria turned sustainability education into measurable action; 30% reduction in school cafeteria food waste

GenZeroWaste students in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria turned sustainability education into measurable action; 30% reduction in school cafeteria food waste GenZeroWaste: When a Refrigerator Becomes a Climate-Education Tool How students in Bulgaria turned sustainability education into measurable action at school, at home and in their community Food waste often looks like a small everyday act: an unfinished meal, a forgotten product in the fridge, food bought but never eaten. Yet behind every discarded product lie water, energy, land, transport, human labour and greenhouse-gas emissions. For us, this made food waste not only a waste-management problem, but also a question of climate responsibility, social fairness and the way our generation chooses to use limited resources. ...

September 2, 2026