Towns in Belgium and France have been successfully giving away free chickens for ten years to reduce food waste.
Towns in Belgium and France have been successfully giving away free chickens for ten years to reduce food waste.

Towns in France and Belgium have been giving out free chickens for years to combat food waste – could the idea catch on elsewhere?

To date, 5,282 hens have been distributed to residents, and not only have the residents received a plentiful supply of free eggs, but food waste has also been averted from landfill as chickens are fed kitchen scraps which would otherwise be thrown away.