Resources
Transforming City FOod hAbits for Life
This initiative was led by Resource London - the partnership between WRAP and London Waste & Recycling Board - together with Groundwork London. The organisations won a bid to the LIFE programme of the European Commission to deliver the €3.2million initiative in London, which acted as a test bed for other European cities.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Household food waste
- Behaviour change interventions
- TRIFOCAL
- UN SDG 12.3
- Consumer behaviour
- Hospitality and food service
- Local Authorities
- National government and departments
Operating in 80+ countries, Mars has a diverse global business focused on petcare, confectionery and food.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) was formed in 2014 and is part of Suntory Beverage & Food, a core part of Japan’s global Suntory Group.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler. The company is a leading consumer goods company in Europe.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Greencore Group plc is a leading manufacturer of convenience foods and supplies a wide range of chilled, frozen and ambient foods to successful retail and food service customers in the UK. Its diverse range of customers and products can lead to short production runs and frequent changeovers risking higher wastages, especially to effluent streams from line washdowns.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Convenience, chilled foods and frozen
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Meadow Foods Limited (MFL) is a manufacturer of value-added dairy and plant-based ingredients, as well as inclusions and toppings with sites in Chester, Dolgellau, Peterborough and Holme on Spalding Moor.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Dairy sector
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Practical examples on approaches for measuring food waste in effluent streams, primarily for food producers and manufacturers, supporting delivery of the UK Food Waste Reduction Roadmap.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
A look at the strategy and practices that enable Co-op to adopt the principles of the UK Food Waste Reduction Roadmap – 'Target, Measure, Act'.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Courtauld 2025
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Whole chain resource efficiency
- Farmers and growers
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Waste management and reprocessors
- Trade associations
Unlocking the full economic & environmental benefits of waste reduction and resource efficiency in the food & drink supply chain requires a rapid transition to a more sustainable food system. More efficient production and wasting less will help, but we should also consider the sustainability of the food we eat, sell & serve.
Pulses, grains & vegetables require fewer resources and generate less greenhouse gas emissions than other food types, and are therefore cornerstones of Sustainable Eating.
- Food and drink
Cheshire West and Chester Council is the fourth largest unitary authority in the North West with 154,500 households.
- Collections & recycling
- Consistency in collections
- Service design
- Local Authorities
Durham County Council (DCC) was established as a unitary authority in 2009. It is now the 6th largest authority in England covering 226,000 hectares, with 237,500 properties and has a population of 515,348.
- Collections & recycling
- Consistency in collections
- Service design
- Local Authorities
In 2007/8, against a backdrop of a wide range in household recycling collections in the 4 councils in East Kent, a Management Group was formed to address the lack of consistency in services and explore opportunities for cost savings.
- Collections & recycling
- Consistency in collections
- Service design
- Local Authorities