Sanae Ziadi: Inspiring Communities to Create a Positive Environmental Impact

Feb 11, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Lebanon,  Morocco,  Sanae Ziadi,  SDG12

Sanae: Thanks for visiting, Spiffy! You probably know that tons of waste are produced worldwide every day. To preserve our dear Earth, essential measures must be taken. People often ignore the impact of their consumption on their environment, but really, everyone, at his or her own level, can have a positive impact. BalaWaste is here to educate youth about UN SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production. The main goal of BalaWaste is to promote waste reduction, reuse, and recycling amongst young people through an awareness-raising campaign aiming to inform, educate, and motivate. The project aims to bring about notable changes in perceptions, awareness, and habits of the general public and targeted groups.

Andrea Morales Leal: Finding the Beauty in Imperfect Fruit

Feb 08, 2021 Posted by: Jill Jha Andrea Morales Leal,  Mexico,  SDG12

Andrea: Thanks for having me, Spiffy. I'm working on mitigating the waste of fruit. A lot of perfectly edible fruit is often thrown away because they are not uniform in color or size — like the apple that is not perfectly round. In general, our society adheres to a utopian paradigm of food and a system that generally prefers beauty over quality. Did you know that in one fruit packing plant in my city, around 800 tons of fruit are wasted?

Arturo Helps Us Egg-scape from the Old Food Chain

Jul 20, 2020 Posted by: Elias Ross Trupin Arturo Elizondo,  Pride Month,  SDG12,  USA

Arturo: Food is political. Food is cultural. Food has consequences. With every food, regardless of our intention, we are taking a stand. Three times a day, we make a choice – to live or not live our values, nourish or not nourish our bodies, kill or not kill, and to protect or not protect our planet. I am proud to say that when you buy our products, you are choosing to not kill and to do your part for the planet. Our products use less land, water, and emit fewer greenhouse gases than the alternatives.