Rejected petition Stop surplus supermarket food going to waste

Impose legislation that makes it illegal for larger supermarkets to throw away surplus food, with hefty fines issued for non-compliance. This will force supermarkets to install better food waste monitoring systems and redistribute any surplus food to charities and food banks.

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At present, supermarkets are left by the Government to regulate their own food waste, with donations and redistributions entirely voluntary. As a result, well over 100,000 tonnes of edible food is thrown away by supermarkets every year.
Food waste worldwide accounts for 3.3 giga-tonnes of greenhouse gases per year and there are currently record numbers of UK citizens having to rely on food banks in order to access a basic human right.
This legislation will save people and our planet.

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Ensure supermarkets and restaurants can give left over food to those in need
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/574176

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Date submitted 1 March 2021
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