Title page

Contents

Summary 5

1. Food waste background 9

1.1. Definitions of food waste 9

1.2. Where food waste comes from 10

1.3. Impacts of food waste 12

2. Food waste reduction targets 14

2.1. Mandatory targets in England 14

2.2. Voluntary targets in the UK 14

2.3. Scotland 17

2.4. Wales 18

2.5. Northern Ireland 18

3. Farming 19

3.1. Causes of food waste 19

3.2. Measuring food waste 20

3.3. Government and industry action 21

4. Households 22

4.1. Causes of food waste 22

4.2. Actions to reduce household waste 23

4.3. Progress 27

5. Retail and manufacturing 28

5.1. Mandatory food waste reporting 28

5.2. Impact of retailers on supply chains 31

6. Hospitality and food service 33

6.1. Causes of food waste 33

6.2. Government action 34

7. Disposal and collection of food waste 36

7.1. The waste hierarchy 36

7.2. Food waste collections 38

8. Food surplus and redistribution 41

8.1. Food redistribution statistics 41

8.2. The food redistribution sector 41

8.3. Government funding 42