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Posted by Leticia Lago, Developer Advertising and marketing
In our newest #WeArePlay movie, we’re spotlighting Tessa and Saasha – finest associates turned co-founders of Olio. They’ve been on a mission to assist folks cut back waste by encouraging communities to share, promote or give-away what they now not want – from leftover meals to home items. The app now helps thousands and 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 scavenging gadgets that others threw away. Once they ultimately met in faculty, they bonded over their ardour to assist to avoid wasting the surroundings by recycling and lowering waste.
But it surely wasn’t till Tessa was at some point transferring nations 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 concept 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 we’ve to take motion”.
Initially developed to encourage folks to offer away their surplus meals, over time Olio has advanced so that individuals can provide away any gadgets that would have a second life. It’s now utilized in 62 nations, 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. Trying to the longer term, Saasha says their ambition is “to create a world through which sharing turns into the brand new regular”.
You’ll be able to learn extra inspiring tales, together with these that includes LGTBQ+ apps celebrating Pleasure Month, at g.co/play/weareplay.
