Food waste under the magnifying glass: when is it too much?

Once a month, different scientists and specialists visit MUHK (Rural Curiosity Centre) and its permanent exhibition “What Do We Need Soil For?!”, talking about complicated topics in simple terms. Everyone interested in nature, food production, farming, the environment and future technologies is welcome to listen and discuss.

In January we put food under the magnifying glass: more precisely, the food that for various reasons ends up in a landfill. How much food do we actually throw away, and why is this a problem?

Professor Mait Kriipsalu of the Estonian University of Life Sciences, a specialist in water protection and waste management, helps us make sense of what happens to food once its value for us has run out. We look at how big the impact of food waste is on the environment, what role production, transport, consumption and waste management play, and whether throwing food away can be avoided at all.

At the event we discuss where the line of reasonableness runs, and what we can do so that food reaches as often as possible the place it was meant for: our dining table.

Admission with a museum ticket. NB! Museum card is not valid.

The event is supported by the Estonian Research Agency.

Next event:

18 February 2027, 17:00–19:00: Food security. What is on the menu?