The British government’s waste reduction body WRAP has announced a reduction in the total quantity of UK domestic food waste, which showed a “sharp fall” of 13%, or 1.1m tonnes, between 2006/7 and 2010.
The Waste & Resources Action Programme today (15 November) said the figures demonstrate the success of the major food retailers in delivering its ‘Love Food, Hate Waste’ campaign to consumers, which includes advice on food storage and use of leftovers, as well as making the best use of packaging.
British Retail Consortium head of environment Bob Gordon said: “This reduction is all the more important because food waste has such a large environmental impact and costs people hard-earned money.
“The scale of the reduction shows retailers are right to support customers in tackling the biggest source of food waste – the home. Previous WRAP figures showed eight times more food waste coming from homes than from stores.
“Retailers are working to take these gains further but also to make progress in areas such as the assessment and reduction of the whole-life environmental impact of products,” he added
