Press releases
With food waste costing £1,000 for an average household of four every year1, Love Food Hate Waste releases parody video with Gino D’Acampo this Food Waste Action Week to help shoppers save money by shopping for loose produce.
- WRAP data reveals 60,000 tonnes of household food waste could be prevented every year if produce was sold loose and not packaged2 – the equivalent of over 8.2 million shopping baskets full, enough to fill 6,500 waste trucks.
UK households are encouraged to ‘choose what you’ll use’ and embrace buying loose fruit and veg to help tackle food waste.
- New data shows that almost a third (30%) of the average rubbish bin in Northern Ireland is still made up of food, most of which could have been eaten (23%).
- *80% of people in Northern Ireland recycle their food waste.
- Households could save up to £1,000 a year by using up all the food they buy.
Work tackling the huge environmental cost of food waste has been given a massive boost this year, as international climate action NGO WRAP receives catalytic funding from the Ballmer Group.
WRAP statement on the move to ban disposable vapes in the UK.
- Twelve national and regional Plastics Pacts meet in-person to ensure voluntary action sets the groundwork for forthcoming changes under the Global Plastics Treaty to end plastic pollution.
- Public/private plastics partnerships, including more than 800 major business, are driving practical action towards a plastics circular economy in 18 countries with a combined population of nearly 2.4 billion people (30% of the world’s population).
WRAP today announces a consultation on proposed changes and improvements to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Measurement and Reporting Protocols for Food and Drink.
‘Choose What You’ll Use.”
WRAP’s food waste prevention brand, Love Food Hate Waste (LFHW) announces fourth annual Food Waste Action Week (FWAW) – the UK’s largest food waste behaviour change campaign aiming to cut household food waste, reduce shopping bills and save the planet.
NEW DATES
Food Waste Action Week 2024 will now take place from the 18th – 24th March.
Look to the future now. It’s only just begun…
WRAP calls for policies to scale up UK’s circular economy and address inequality.
- UK circular economy dominated by men - only one in four jobs go to women.
- More women in lowest paid roles – predominately second-hand sales.
- WRAP calls for action to address inequality in the circular economy.