The Prime Minister has announced new plans to treble the amount of surplus food available for redistributions, as Wrap calls on all partners to step up efforts
The Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced new government plans to treble the amount of surplus food made available for redistribution in the UK.
City Harvest redistributes surplus food to charities and community groups in the capital
The move aims to tackle both food waste and food poverty at a time when many households continue to face cost-of-living pressures.
Waste and recycling body Wrap has welcomed the news, calling it a “vital step forward”.
“Redistribution has a critical role to play, supporting stretched households while reducing the enormous financial and environmental cost of good food going to waste,” said Wrap CEO, Catherine David.
David said consumer homes is where most preventable food waste occurs, at a time when houesholds are under growing financial pressure.
“We call on all partners to step forward and step up their efforts in the weeks and months ahead,” she said.
CEO of The Felix Project and FareShare, Charlotte Hill, said the charity sector currently only receives about one per cent of the surplus food available.
“That is why the PM’s announcement last week presents an opportunity for The Felix Project and FareShare, and all the others charities in the field to work together, to save more food and get it to more people,” she said.
