Petition Follow France and force shops to donate food waste to charities.

Every year in the UK 18 million tonnes of food end up in landfill.

Approx 1/3 from producers/ supply chain, 1/3 from retail and 1/3 from households.

Annual value : £23 BILLION

Disposal costs to business passed on to consumers in higher prices, landfill costs in local taxes – less income

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This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

263 signatures

10,000

Date closed 20 March 2017
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