Food Waste
Food Waste is something that affects everyone in society. Not only is it costly to waste food but if it ends up in landfill it can emit harmful greenhouse gases for decades. DAERA is keen to make sure food waste is prevented, where possible. Where avoidance is not possible, recycling should be the next step. Households in NI have a comprehensive food and garden waste collection service. For businesses, you should contact your waste collector to discuss food waste collections.
We want to review voluntary business food waste recording and reporting. For prevention of food waste, and
Type of Change
Voluntary
Affected Stakeholders
- Businesses
- Food and Drink industry
- Local Authorities
- Citizens
- Waste Management sector
- Food Manufacturing and Processing sector
- Industry
Changes
The Courtauld Commitment 2030 is a voluntary agreement that will help the UK food and drink sector achieve global environmental goals.
Status
Courtauld 2030 Milestone and Annual Progress Report for 2018-2021 was published in November 2023 containing updated figures for UK Food Waste estimates to 2021 and outlining priorities for action.
Expected Timeline
Ongoing