EU support to Stakeholders to improve measurement of food waste and help implement food waste prevention in their operations and organisation - 2026-2027

HaDEA has published a call for proposals to support stakeholders in implementing food waste prevention actions in 2026-2027. 

EU countries are required to meet food waste reduction targets by 2030, as set out in the 2025 amendment of the Waste Framework Directive. Specifically, the aim is to reduce food waste at national level by 10% in processing and manufacturing, and by 30% (per capita) jointly in retail and consumption, including restaurants, food services and households. 

This call for proposals offers grant beneficiaries the opportunity to support EU countries in their efforts to meet these goals, by contributing to actions that include processing, reprocessing and valorising side streams from food production or surpluses into new food products and by developing solutions that can help consumers prevent food waste in their homes.