Retailers
It is not just the Love Food Hate Waste team who are here to help you in the battle against food waste.
Retailers too are working extremely hard to help you get the most from your food, from changing pack portion sizes to providing storage information on products, read what your local retailers are doing here.
Courtauld Commitment
To demonstrate their commitment to cutting waste from their products 35 of the major grocery retailers, suppliers and brands have signed up to a voluntary agreement called the Courtauld Commitment.
The Courtauld Commitment aims to:
The Courtauld Commitment aims to:
- Design out grocery packaging waste growth by 2008 – This first objective has been met despite increases in sales and population.
- Deliver absolute reductions in packaging waste by 2010.
- Help reduce the amount of food the nation’s householders throw away by 155,000 tonnes by 2010, against a 2008 baseline. Further information on the Courtauld Commitment can be found on the WRAP website.