We’ve all faced situations that forced us to end the shelf life of our food prematurely because it’s “gone bad” or appeared to be inedible. When we live in a time of abundance and overconsumption, it’s easy to overlook both the environmental and economic impacts that food waste may contribute to.

Taste Before You Waste (TBYW), a well-known Amsterdam-based organization, works to combat against this issue through free food markets, weekly dinners, and food-saving workshops. The produce that gets rescued from local supermarkets also makes its way back to the Amsterdam University College Dorms, where students can conveniently find free food as they return from their afternoon classes.

Read more for low-waste recipes by Diana Ghidanac here.