- Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to environmental issues.
- High food waste levels are primarily due to negligence.
- Households frequently forget or leave food beyond its shelf life, leading to significant waste.
- According to the UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report, over 1 billion tons of food went to waste globally in the last year (link).
- In the US alone, we waste about 92 billion pounds of food per year (link)
- We designed an app called Wastefree to reduce food waste and implement strategies for effectively using excessive food.
- Our app helps users keep track of pantry items using receipt data, considering unit economics, expiration dates, and meal ideas.
- Help users make the most of their food purchases and reduce waste.
- Support environmental sustainability and improve ecological conditions.
- Kivy (framework)
- Python (programming language)
- SQLite Database (database)
- Crypt (password hashing)
- Mindee (optical character recognition)
- Receipt scanner: Streamlines categorization of food items from uploaded receipts.
- Manual item management: Allows users to add/remove items as needed.
- Email notifications: Alerts users about items nearing their expiration dates (within 3 days).
- Customized recipes: Provides recipe suggestions based on available ingredients to find purpose for leftover food.
- Position Wastefree as a tool that benefits both the planet and users by promoting resource availability and reducing food waste.
- Thank you to allrecipies.com for their recipe information
- Thank you to mindee-Api for their character recognition software.