Could the new Parliament finally serve up ambitious action on food waste?

Michael Holder
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Retailers, politicians, and NGOs this week debated the next steps for tackling the mountain of food waste produced by businesses each year

Of the many policy postponements resulting from Theresa May's personally-disastrous decision to hold a snap General Election, food waste is yet another debate which has been repeatedlty deferred but still...

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