Dear editor,
Food waste action week ran from the 7-13 March. In the UK we throw away 4.5 million tonnes of edible food every year. This generates 25 tonnes of CO2 and contributes 5.4% of total UK gas emissions.
If we all didn’t throw away food for just one day it would equate to planting half a million trees. In view of this, it was great to read about Bedford Borough Council’s plans to introduce food waste collection in 2024.
Read: Bedford Borough Council to launch weekly food waste collection
Whilst we all have a personal responsibility to try and reduce food waste, I wonder if local businesses have also thought about how they can reduce food waste?
Apps such as Too Good To Go help with this as do local volunteer groups such as dine with us community larder.
There may even be a role for Bedford BID/love Bedford and Bedford borough council to help/encourage local businesses to try and reduce food waste directing them to where they can donate food and innovative resources already available.
Yours sincerely,
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