Less than 1% of surplus food from farms and manufacturers used to feed hungry
A tiny proportion of excess food is being sent to charities and is instead ending up in landfill or left to rot, figures show
Less than one per cent of edible surplus food produced by UK manufacturers and farms is being sent to charities to help feed the hungry, according to new figures. Vegetables that are perfectly edible...
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