Supportive Policy Environment for Reducing Consumer Food Waste
A lack of public awareness about food loss and waste (FLW) is said to be a huge contributor to the problem of food waste.
In the United Kingdom, a major public awareness campaign, Love Food Hate Waste, has been extremely successful. In the five years the campaign has run, the avoidable household waste has dropped by 18 percent.
In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency's Food: Too Good to Waste pilot campaign has also proven to be an effective education and waste reduction tool. The associated toolkit, which has been linked to a 25% reduction in household wasted food, is made up of simple strategies and tips to help individuals and families prevent wasted food at home.
Key Publications
| Consumer Food Waste Fact Sheet This document focuses on why consumers waste food, how much, and what can be done to reduce this waste. This is useful for those involved in communicating strategy and policy to prevent consumer waste. |
| WRAP brings organizations together to create a global network focused on making grocery products more sustainable, and aim to cut food waste and drink emissions in the UK by one-fifth per capita. |
| Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction The impacts of food loss and waste as well as strategies to mitigate this are important components in the FAO’s Global Initiative on Food Loss and Waste Reduction. |
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31 October 2023
