Freeze-Drying Food: City Says No to New Plan

Two Center Party politicians proposed that the City of Stockholm freeze-dry leftover food from schools and elderly care homes to reduce waste and bolster crisis preparedness. They sought an investigation into implementing this city-wide, a pilot project in some schools, and the establishment of a municipal emergency stock of freeze-dried food. The City Executive Board responded that active work is already underway to reduce food waste and build food emergency stocks in schools and other operations, thus seeing no need for further investigations or pilot projects, partly due to the high investment costs of freeze-drying equipment.