Posted by Leticia Lago, Developer Advertising
In our newest #WeArePlay movie, we’re spotlighting Tessa and Saasha – finest pals turned co-founders of Olio. They’ve been on a mission to assist folks 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 tens of millions take one massive step nearer to dwelling in a zero waste world.
Rising up on a farm, Tessa shortly realized how a lot exhausting work goes into producing meals. In the meantime, Saasha spent her childhood serving to her household make ends meet by means of scavenging gadgets that others threw away. Once they ultimately met in school, they bonded over their ardour to assist to avoid wasting the atmosphere by means of recycling and lowering waste.
But it surely wasn’t till Tessa was in the future shifting 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 advised 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’ve to take motion”.
Initially developed to encourage folks to offer away their surplus meals, over time Olio has developed so that individuals may give 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 acquire 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 during 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 Satisfaction Month, at g.co/play/weareplay.
