What can be done to reduce food waste?

Shropshirelass

I can't abide food waste, I posted #25, I think we should do all we can to help parliament do their work, and I would love a badge.

Dclutterchique

I'm against food waste.


Post No 160

Nick_C

Time to unsubscribe from this thread!

UKParliament

Hi All,

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published its report on food waste in England. The report says that the Government should establish a national food waste reduction target to drive efforts to reduce the food waste costing the average person in the UK £200 per year and supermarkets should publicly report data on the amount of food they bin and relax rules that prevent the sale of "wonky vegetables" to combat food waste.

For more information and to read the report in full, please visit the Parliament website.

As a general election will be taking place on Thursday 8 June, Parliament will dissolve at 00.01 on Wednesday 3 May. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee's future programme of work will be decided in the new Parliament.

System

Charge vat on food, that'll reduce waste

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MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

I'd like to see buy one get one free abolished too

I wouldn't. I don't see why I should have to pay more for my food just because others can't manage to buy just what they need. I live alone, so if I can manage to use Bogofs without waste so can anyone else.

PasturesNew

UKParliament wrote: »

.... the Government should establish a national food waste reduction target ...

The trouble with the Govt is they don't do anything well - all that'll happen is that toffs will meet, claim expenses, go on expensive visits ... and have a department set up at great cost, to produce leaflets ... that nobody reads .... and we all get taxed an extra £200/year to pay for that.

I'd rather have food waste in my cupboard, than pay for a lot of toffs to go out to dinners on expenses.... and for leaflets I won't read.

In the main, the message sent out will confuse people, they'll get it wrong, it'll all be a disaster and nothing will change - until another Dept is set up to fudge the figures and move the goalposts so they can prove it worked. So thanks, but no thanks .... all that will happen is people still waste the same amount they always did ... and more toffs get to stay on a gravy boat of high income and expenses and a jolly good easy life job.

Cheers.

moneyistooshorttomention

Shucks - and we never did get our badges for helping the Government on this...:cool:

Islandmaid

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Shucks - and we never did get our badges for helping the Government on this...:cool:

You are right - not saying anything about promises, uturns etc :rotfl::rotfl:

YorksLass

MatthewAinsworth wrote: »

Charge vat on food, that'll reduce waste

Sorry, can't agree with this; food is a necessity not a luxury and we pay enough tax as it is.