Rescue food waste at Santiago neighbourhood markets

Turn market leftovers into community benefit

Chilean case studies on food loss and waste highlight community solutions that improve local livelihoods and open unexpected economic opportunities. Fundación Basura’s Ferias Libres Cero Desperdicio project runs hands-on interventions at open-air markets, recovering edible food and organic material that would otherwise rot in landfills.

What you can do

• Volunteer at a Ferias Libres Cero Desperdicio market day in the Santiago metropolitan area.
• Ask your local feria libre organisers whether a zero-waste market intervention is planned in your comuna.

Why it matters

Market recovery keeps nutrients in the neighbourhood loop and builds skills residents can replicate, a concrete piece of Chile’s growing zero-waste municipal movement described in the 2025 regional report.

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• Report chapter: Zero Waste Europe: Latin America & the Caribbean (5th ed.)
  · Project hub: Fundación Basura, food waste
  · Regional context: GAIA Latin America & the Caribbean