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This database was compiled in the context of the essay 'The Dutch startups rescuing food from the bin’. It is published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).
Keywords
food waste Netherlands startups social enterprise social entrepreneurship social impact circular economy dataset database open-source
Fields in the dataset
| Field name | Description | Field type | Possible values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Name of the startup | String | |
| Short description | A short description of the startup and its food waste reduction efforts. | Long string | Variable |
| Website | Company's website | URL String | A URL |
| Food Waste Hierarchy | Where in the food recovery hiearchy the solution intervenes. | String | Prevention, Recovery, Recycling |
| Foods rescued | Specific food items the startup recovers. If the startup is not active in food recovery or recycling, this field is set to n/a. | Comma-separated strings | n/a; Apples; Berries; Snacks; Chips; Various; Coffee grounds and pulp; Undefined produce; Potatoes; Bread; Grains (incl. spent); Ginger; Raspberries; Pomegranate; Lemons; Blackberries; Cherries; Plums; Onions; Tomatoes; Mushrooms; Pears; Paprikas; Mango; Pineapples; Strawberries; Cashews; Bananas; Pumpkin; Broccoli; Herbs; Nuts; Coconut; Passion fruit; Prepared meals; Grass; Edible candy paper; Orange peels; Others; Orange oil; Straw |
| Food category rescued | If the startup is not active in food recovery or recycling, this field is set to n/a. | n/a; Produce; Other; Various; Coffee; Grains; Nuts; Meal | |
| Food waste source | The main cause for food waste the startup recovers: cosmetic imperfections, surplus food, residual or by-products of an industrial process. If the startup is not active in food recovery or recycling, this field is set to n/a. | Comma-separated strings | n/a; Imperfect; Surplus; Residual; Undefined |
| Application | Single product types that the startup transforms food surplus into (if applicable). | Comma-separated strings | n/a; Animal feed; Baked goods; Beers & ciders; Bio-compounds; Biodegradable confetti; Biogas; Building materials; Essential oils; Food ingredients; Food powders; Fruit; Granola and cereals; Jams and spreads; Leather; Mushrooms and other mushroom products; Pasta; Perfume; Restaurant meals; Sauces chutneys and relish (including ketchup); Snacks; Soap; Soup; Sparkling drinks; Tea; Tosti's; Undefined |
| Food vs. non-food application | If the startup transforms food surplus into other products, is the nature of these products foods or non-foods? More than one value applies. If the startup does not transform food surplus into products, this field is set to n/a | Comma-separated strings | n/a; Food; Non-food |
| Still running? | Whether the startup is still operational. | String | Yes; No; |
| Contact information | The general email address publicly available on the startup's website. Note: this information was not filled in for all startups on the list. | E-mail address string | Variable; Empty |
| The startup's Instagram account URL. Note: this information was not filled in for all startups on the list. | URL String | Variable; Empty | |
| The startup's Facebook account URL. Note: this information was not filled in for all startups on the list. | URL String | Variable; Empty | |
| The startup's Twitter account URL. Note: this information was not filled in for all startups on the list. | URL String | Variable; Empty | |
| The startup's LinkedIn account URL. Note: this information was not filled in for all startups on the list. | URL String | Variable; Empty |