The Pig Idea

Campaigning to put #foodwaste back on the menu for pigs in the UK, Europe & the rest of the world! Where there's swill there's a way!
Part of @wearefoodrise

[Foodrise @wearefoodrise]

New research out today: What is the true role of #biogas in a #netzero future? Anaerobic digestion has been presented as a silver bullet for the climate crisis – but our modelling shows it may be a distraction from the need for more fundamental change. https://t.co/SHDBI26VTp

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

Good news - some progress from the EU on legalising feeding more types of #foodwaste to pigs! Now we need more comprehensive reforms to enable more surplus food to make it into tasty safely-treated animal feed https://t.co/D0Dw082oy8

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

We'd like to see more #foodwaste put on the menu for pigs and chickens, to save land/soya/emissions - so this would be a great step in the right direction: https://t.co/B3bsXUkL0I

[Foodrise @wearefoodrise]

Find out more about @ThePigIdea #ORFC20 https://t.co/yuWciLlKOL

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In South Korea, almost all #foodwaste is now recycled, which much of it processed into tasty feed for pigs

[Erik Solheim @ErikSolheim]

In South Korea 🇰🇷 every piece of food waste has to be recycled!
Bravo Korea - you lead the world!

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

So much food is going to waste in the supply chain before it even gets to consumers! Unavoidable #foodwaste could be fed to pigs to reduce reliance on environmentally damaging animal feed like soy! #oink https://t.co/tzbwi2tnWB

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Dr Karen Luyckx of @feedbackorg was on @BBCFarmingToday this morning arguing that it's time for the law to be reformed on feeding #foodwaste to pigs - to help save the Amazon from our demand for animal feed. Check out the interview (from 2.10) https://t.co/h0oNoQEGBV

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

European demand for meat and animal feed like soy is devastating the Amazon rainforest - reforming the law to allow safely treated #foodwaste to pigs is urgently needed to help stop this destruction https://t.co/QWx5b70MVm

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@Tom_Clarke @guyshrubsole @TheHillsCountry @ConorBurnsUK @tradegovuk @foreignoffice @ZacGoldsmith @wwf_uk @ruthdavis27 @jossgarman P.S. Check out the detailed research we conducted into this through 4-year EU-funded project REFRESH, v recently published: https://t.co/yFITCH58oD

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

@Tom_Clarke @guyshrubsole @TheHillsCountry @ConorBurnsUK @tradegovuk @foreignoffice @ZacGoldsmith @wwf_uk @ruthdavis27 @jossgarman Hi @Tom_Clarke we agree! We've been engaging with Defra and figures within the EU campaigning for a change in the law. We might be doing some events/campaigning on this later this year, would you like to be involved? Email [email protected] we'd love to stay in touch.

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

.@feedbackorg ranked UK supermarkets on their action to shift UK diets away from meat to more sustainable foods, and found that Iceland came bottom of the table. Take action to call on Iceland to step up their ambition! https://t.co/FTJopGmTcC

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Feeding "Eco-feed" (safely processed #foodwaste) to pigs and chickens presents huge environmental and economic benefits - Europe should embrace this opportunity. Read our new article in FeedNavigator: https://t.co/npM42ZTEgd

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

@pipersfarm Thanks for your backing @pipersfarm! :) Check out our animal feed tool to see what #foodwaste is currently legal to food to pigs https://t.co/oPbfqzKxfL and our new article on FeedNavigator about reforming the law: https://t.co/npM42ZTEgd

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Great news! @GreenpeaceUK have joined the call to legalise feeding treated #foodwaste to pigs in their new report How the Government Should Address the Climate Emergency! #oink Let's work together to achieve this vital legal change! https://t.co/b1IiwVpB3Y

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

@katewills @mariahalse @TristramStuart @feedbackorg @ToastAle @saashaN8 @OLIO_ex Hi Kate! Please get in touch with [email protected] - you can see more about Feedback here: https://t.co/G8l5uo6TFp - look forward to hearing from you :)

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@Jes_Squirrell @tomrtwit @FGAbiKay @edbarkerpig Vital to note that 1) we are only advocating for tightly regulated treated food surplus to be fed with pigs in hi-tech off-farm facilities - not a return to the old system and 2) there is currently a lot of untreated food waste fed to pigs despite the current ban (very unsafe)

[The Pig Idea @ThePigIdea]

@Jes_Squirrell @tomrtwit @FGAbiKay @edbarkerpig Hi Jeremy, we agree that nobody wants to see ASF spread in Europe. That's why we've been doing detailed research into the safety of feeding surplus food to pigs with some of the EU's biggest animal health experts- have a look at our report if you've time https://t.co/yFITCH58oD

[Foodrise @wearefoodrise]

We are at the #RefreshBCN discussing how food surplus can safely be fed to pigs. Read updates about @ThePigIdea in our blog https://t.co/3MdAPzsDqq

[Foodrise @wearefoodrise]

Excited to be at the #RefreshBCN conference to discuss how safely feeding food surplus to pigs - which could liberate a lot of soya. Read more about the @ThePigIdea https://t.co/3MdAPzsDqq

[Foodrise @wearefoodrise]

There are so many benefits from safely feeding food surplus to pigs - learn more about @ThePigIdea https://t.co/3MdAPzsDqq #MondayMotivation