Posted by Leticia Lago, Developer Advertising
In our newest #WeArePlay movie, we’re spotlighting Tessa and Saasha – greatest buddies turned co-founders of Olio. They’ve been on a mission to assist individuals scale back waste by encouraging communities to share, promote or give-away what they now not want – from leftover meals to home goods. The app now helps hundreds of thousands take one huge step nearer to residing in a zero waste world.
Rising up on a farm, Tessa rapidly realized how a lot arduous work goes into producing meals. In the meantime, Saasha spent her childhood serving to her household make ends meet by way of scavenging objects that others threw away. After they finally met in faculty, they bonded over their ardour to assist to avoid wasting the surroundings by way of recycling and lowering waste.
But it surely wasn’t till Tessa was someday transferring international locations when the concept for Olio got here – she couldn’t pack leftover meals in air-freight, and couldn’t simply discover anybody to take it. Feeling like this was a missed alternative, she instructed Saasha in regards to the thought for a food-sharing app. Saasha immediately knew she needed to assist make this app a actuality, and so Olio was born. Tessa believes that “if nobody else is taking motion then now we have to take motion”.
Initially developed to encourage individuals to present away their surplus meals, over time Olio has advanced so that folks may give away any objects that would have a second life. It’s now utilized in 62 international locations, and Olio additionally companions with supermarkets and eating places with the assistance of Meals Waste Heroes – volunteers who gather and redistribute surplus meals – saving an estimated 1 million meals per week. Seeking to the long run, Saasha says their ambition is “to create a world through which sharing turns into the brand new regular”.
You may learn extra inspiring tales, together with these that includes LGTBQ+ apps celebrating Delight Month, at g.co/play/weareplay.
