Tackling your Organisations Food Waste


As an organisation you can play a key role in shaping a food system that is good for people and our planet.

Reducing the amount of food we waste is crucial to tackle the climate emergency. Wasting food has a big carbon footprint, due to the amount of energy used for its production, manufacture, storage and, when wasted, unnecessary disposal. The impact is so great that if food waste were a country, it would have the third biggest carbon footprint after the USA and China

While this statistic is for household waste your organisation can also make a big difference in Cambridge by establishing a sustainable and waste-free culture within your organisation. This should also include reducing reliance on single use packaging and improving recycling, for the benefit of the natural environment and the planet's resources .

Below we have provided a range of actions and resources to get you started on your organisation's sustainable food journey.  

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Actions your organisation could take 

  • Reduce food waste from staff meetings. 

  • Educate about and encourage a wasteless culture at the workplace and at home. 

  • Provide onsite food waste recycling facilities. 

  • Have a food waste reduction leader. 

  • Reduce the use of disposables - get rid of the water cooler and create accessible refill stations.  

  • Adopt a sustainable food policy.

Tackling Food Waste across Cambridge

Results from a food waste reduction campaign ‘Food Waste: Sort It Out!’ promoted across Anglia Ruskin University.