Zero Waste Europe

Within boundaries

Science EN ↓ 3 episodes

Within boundaries is a podcast by Zero Waste Europe exploring the practical, complex, and essential work of building a zero waste future. Hosted by Giulia Lodi and Nanna Bille Cornelsen, each season follows a single thread, starting with everyday questions and unravelling the systems, science, and politics behind them. Season one traces the hidden journey of our food waste, from our plates to the compost pile, gas plant or, as we see too often, the landfill. We’ll look at how this is impacting our climate and what can be done to slow down accelerating emissions. Within Boundaries is a podcast...

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Episode 3: Cooling the planet, one banana peel at a time 27.03.2026 25:09

The EU has required separate food waste collection since January 2024. Yet in 2024, nine EU countries still collected less than 10% of it. So where does the rest go? In this final episode of the season, Giulia and Nanna follow the food waste that falls through the cracks: into incinerators, into landfills, and into a much bigger global picture. Janek Vähk, Zero Waste Europe's Zero Pollution Policy...

Episode 2: Sorted, collected… and then what? 27.03.2026 26:15

Doorstep collection in Brussels, shared bins in Copenhagen, nothing at all across the border. Food waste collection across Europe is a patchwork, and it's confusing even for people who genuinely try to do the right thing. In this episode, Giulia and Nanna dig into why collection systems vary so wildly, why that variation matters more than you'd think, and what a truly good system looks like. They'...

Episode 1: Your food waste has a dirty secret 27.03.2026 18:49

You've probably heard that cows burp methane. But what about those forgotten courgettes at the back of your fridge or the oranges left for too long in your fruit bowl? In this first episode, Giulia and Nanna unpack the surprisingly direct link between everyday food waste and one of the most potent (and overlooked) greenhouse gases contributing to the climate crisis: methane. With the help of Enzo...