Last year the Schweizer Tafel food bank saved around 8,500 tonnes of food from going to waste and gave it to people in need. This represents an increase of 11% compared to 2024. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Products from the food industry were a key driver of this development, Schweizer Tafel said on Monday. However, new deep-freeze logistics and optimised collection and distribution routes also contributed. According to a statement, Schweizer Tafel provided a total of 1.7 million shopping bags of food last year, each weighing 5kg. This corresponded to goods worth CHF61.8 million ($77 million), saving 14,205 tonnes of CO2 emissions. The goods were donated to social institutions such as soup kitchens, emergency shelters, women's refuges, homeless shelters and food distribution centres. Schweizer Tafel is a donation-funded foundation that has been active since 2001. Every day, it collects surplus food that is in good condition and non-food items from ...
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Swiss food bank saves 8,500 tonnes of food from going to waste
Published on January 19, 2026
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