Posted by Leticia Lago, Developer Advertising
In our newest #WeArePlay movie, we’re spotlighting Tessa and Saasha – greatest mates 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 not want – from leftover meals to home items. The app now helps hundreds of thousands take one massive step nearer to dwelling in a zero waste world.
Rising up on a farm, Tessa rapidly discovered how a lot laborious work goes into producing meals. In the meantime, Saasha spent her childhood serving to her household make ends meet by means of scavenging objects that others threw away. Once they ultimately met in faculty, they bonded over their ardour to assist to save lots of the surroundings by means of recycling and decreasing waste.
Nevertheless it wasn’t till Tessa was at some point 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 concept for a food-sharing app. Saasha immediately knew she wished to assist make this app a actuality, and so Olio was born. Tessa believes that “if nobody else is taking motion then we now have to take motion”.
Initially developed to encourage individuals to present away their surplus meals, over time Olio has developed so that folks can provide away any objects that might 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 acquire and redistribute surplus meals – saving an estimated 1 million meals per week. Seeking to the longer term, Saasha says their ambition is “to create a world wherein sharing turns into the brand new regular”.
You possibly can learn extra inspiring tales, together with these that includes LGTBQ+ apps celebrating Pleasure Month, at g.co/play/weareplay.
