5 – Food Waste

These two graphics are a summarised version of the recommendations in Tristram Stuart’s book Waste submitted, along with a verbal contribution outlining the main issues, as part of the Waste Advisory Group process for the fifth meeting.

Note also that not all food waste has an equal carbon footprint and waste footprint. My own book Towards Zero Waste focuses a lot on food simply because of the amount of waste packaging associated with it; and with the hidden wastes associated with food production and processing. In our assessment of food waste nationally we will be most effective at creating a …