According to The British Retail Consortium, which is one of the leading trade associations in the UK, the total amount of waste which occurred in supermarkets fell in 2014 to 180,000 tonnes, an improvement on the 200,000 tonnes of waste in 2013.
The (BRC) calculated these figures using data from seven of the largest supermarkets (Asda, Co-operative Food, Morrisons, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Tesco) and these figures were independently collated by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
BRC Director of Food & Sustainability, Andrew Opie, said: “While we welcome the fact that retail food waste levels are falling, it is nevertheless important to continue to focus attention and efforts on where the biggest reductions in food waste can be made and that is in the supply chain and at home. As an industry, we have a huge contribution to make and we will continue our work with suppliers and customers to build on the progress we have already achieved.”
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