UK food companies cut out 80,000 tonnes of waste

Madeleine Cuff
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Participants of WRAP's Courtauld Commitment waste reduction scheme are on track to beat targets for cutting levels of grocery, packaging and product waste

The UK supermarket and food sectors are on track to beat their waste reduction targets after saving more than 80,000 tonnes of grocery, retail, and manufacturing waste since 2012, according to new figures...

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