A system is proposed to prevent consumers from throwing away still edible food, as 22% of food brought home is wasted, amounting to 5.3 million tonnes annually costing households £480 each. The system involves wearing a badge to signal a willingness to share bulk purchase offers, paying the offer price but only taking home needed quantities.

1. SHARERS design a system or an object that will prevent domestic consumers from throwing away food that is still edible

2. Numbers 22% of the total volume of food brought home is thrown away 5.3 million tonnes of avoidable food waste end up in landfill sites or down the drain the average household spends £480/year on wasted food

6. Multibuy sharing Wear a badge to let people know that you’re willing to share multibuy offers with them. Pay the offer price and take home only what you need.