“Gielt Band--hei diert dir plécken” (gold ribbon, you can pick here) aims to reduce food waste created by overripe fruit being left to rot under trees. Photo: Shutterstock.

“Gielt Band--hei diert dir plécken” (gold ribbon, you can pick here) aims to reduce food waste created by overripe fruit being left to rot under trees. Photo: Shutterstock.

The Gielt Band campaign allowing free fruit picking from designated trees should be launched in September but you can already order your ribbons.

Municipalities, private individuals, associations and businesses can attach a yellow ribbon to indicate that their trees are ok to be picked from. Gathering fruit without the owner’s permission is prohibited but with this campaign, the agriculture ministry is presenting tree owners with an easy way to indicate to pedestrians that fruit picking is permitted.

“Gielt Band--hei diert dir plécken” (gold ribbon, you can pick here) aims to reduce food waste created by overripe fruit being left to rot under trees. Those who want to participate can order their ribbon .

This map shows in which municipalities private individuals, associations, businesses and/or local councils themselves participate in the “Gielt Band” campaign. Photo: Agriculture ministry

This map shows in which municipalities private individuals, associations, businesses and/or local councils themselves participate in the “Gielt Band” campaign. Photo: Agriculture ministry

A good chunk of yellow ribbons can be found hanging on trees in many Luxembourg cities. In Kayl, Bettembourg, Bertrange, and Mondorf-les-Bains, one can find over 200 such trees and maybe some fruit hanging on them as well.