#WeArePlay | Meet Tessa and Saasha from the UK, founders of waste-fighting app Olio

Tessa and Saasha, best friends turned co-founders of the app Olio, have been driven by their shared passion for reducing waste and promoting environmental sustainability. Growing up with firsthand experiences of the challenges of food production and waste, they created Olio to facilitate the sharing, selling, or giving away of surplus food and household items, thus fostering a zero-waste lifestyle. The idea for Olio originated when Tessa faced the challenge of finding someone to take her leftover food while moving countries, sparking a collaboration with Saasha to develop the app. Initially focused on surplus food, Olio has expanded its scope to include a variety of items, and has grown to operate in 62 countries with the support of volunteers known as Food Waste Heroes, who redistribute excess food from supermarkets and restaurants, saving an estimated million meals weekly. The app exemplifies their vision of making sharing a standard practice, and it is part of a broader initiative that includes stories of other impactful projects, such as LGBTQ+ apps celebrating Pride Month.

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