Ascom Bergamo Confcommercio launches the new campaign against food waste "Rimpiattino, the Italian doggy bag": containers in recyclable cardboard signed by well-known designers and illustrators will allow citizens to take food and drinks home from the restaurant.

The initiative has seen Fipe (Italian Federation of public establishments) and Comieco (National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging) jointly promoting this awareness campaign to make the doggy bag an increasingly consolidated practice in Italian culture. Indeed, a recent survey by Fipe shows that food waste in restaurants is significant: there are only a few customers who ask to take away what is left on their plate.

In the first 'pilot' phase, 42 restaurants in the city and province associated with Ascom joined the campaign, to which the association gave the first 'Italian-style Doggy bag' kits. The goal is to increase the number of Bergamo restaurants involved as much as possible.

The cost reserved for the single container is 0.95 euros including VAT. Those wishing to join the campaign and purchase the dumplings can do so by filling out the subscription form at the link: https://goo.gl/forms/q7j4yRtHhPmI7Gfb2