RECUP

In 2014, after living for a period of time in France, Rebecca engaged in food recovery at the market which helped reduced food waste. Once she was back in Italy she decided to import this good practice to Milan, adapting it to the local reality. Recup was born from this idea . In October 2016 we officially founded the Association for Social Promotion RECUP in order to diminish food waste ans social exclusion. Currently there are around thirty volunteers including students, unemployed individuals, retired people, homeless, Italian citizens, Europeans, non-EU citizens and stateless people, who partcipate in RECUP.
Main Activities: Recup is a project that aims to fight food waste and social exclusion in local markets. It consists of simple but effective actions: At the end of the market the food is recovered from the traders who freely decide to donate the products that otherwise would be discarded; The recovered food is grouped in a meeting point inside the same market, where food is classified Everyone will then be free to take what they prefer, respecting everyone’s needs. The beneficiaries are the same performers of the work: in this way a concept of collaboration and community among different people is created, an intercultural and intergenerational contact that was previously lacking. The market place is perfect for everything to happen: the market is folklore, exchange, conviviality, and fun.