Hungary commits to expanding the management of food waste in line with EU Circular Economy Program and Sustainable Development Goals. While the amount of food waste in Hungary is below the EU average, it is recognised that the issue is not only a resource efficiency and waste management one but it also affects social wellbeing. The commitment will utilise legal and regulatory instrument as well as economic and educational instruments to the reduce dependency on food imports, enhance resource efficiency, and decrease household waste.
The commitment falls under the focus area 4 of the Batumi Initiative to shift consumer behaviours toward sustainable consumption patterns.
Implementing partners include Ministry of Agriculture, Research Institute of Agricultural Economics, the Hungarian Food Bank Association, and Bay Zoltan Foundation for Applied Research.
The commitment is relevant to SDG target 12.3.