Don’t Waste This is a podcast by WRAP, the global environmental action NGO, exploring what’s at stake if we don’t fix the broken systems we all rely on — starting with food.
From the treasured Sunday roast to your everyday porridge, 1.05 billion tonnes of food goes to waste every year. But we're wasting more than what ends up in the bin — we're losing culture, community, and our future.
Hear stories from around the world of people fighting to protect what matters most through the Food Pact Network. New episodes being released weekly from November 2025 – January 2026.
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Don’t Waste This: Cassava in Brazil
In the first episode of Don’t Waste This, we travel to Brazil to uncover the story of cassava, a humble root vegetable that holds deep cultural, economic, and environmental significance.
Don’t Waste This: Pap in South Africa
In our second episode, we head to South Africa, where everday starch-based dishes like maize porridge, or pap, are more than food; they are comfort, culture, and the backbone of mass nutrition.
Don’t Waste This: Mole and Tortillas in Mexico
In this episode of Don’t Waste This, WRAP’s Carolina Fernández speaks with Claudia Sánchez, National Coordinator of Pacto por la Comida at Red BAMX, to explore the cultural and environmental significance of maize, the rising climate pressures on its production, the scale of food waste in Mexico, and why valuing the food on our plates matters now more than ever.