date:Aug 27, 2012
ent adopted a resolution to reduce food waste 50 per cent by 2020, and designated 2014 as the European year against food waste. In the UK, an extensive five-year public awareness campaign called Love Food Hate Waste has contributed to an 18 per cent reduction in avoidable food waste. And 53 of the leading UK food retailers and brands have adopted waste reduction resolutions.
No matter how sustainably our food is farmed, if its not being eaten, it is not a good use of resources, said Ms Gunders.