Food Waste Being Addressed by UK Stores

by Victoria Painting - 18/01/2010

"Due to the holiday season many prominent politicians came out about the importance of the issue of food waste. "

Although this time of year sees more food waste than any other due to the many parties and gatherings, Gordon Brown and Hilary Benn hoped to highlight that this is an issue that plagues the United Kingdom the entire year round. This has led to some businesses around the UK making efforts to help curb the amount of food that is wasted. Many customers hunt through the aisles of grocery stores and supermarkets looking for bargains that will get them something for free.

Grocery stores like Tesco offer buy one get one free deals that allow customers to fulfill the need to get something for nothing. These deals are great for customers looking for good deals but may not be such a good thing for the environment. With landfills in the United Kingdom growing by the day some are wondering how much of these buy one get one free bargain items end up in landfills. Britons throw over six million tonnes of food waste into landfills every year and buy one get one free deals may be contributing to that number. Often times grocery stores offer great deals on food items that are near expiration which may contribute to excess food waste.

Tesco will now allow customers to get vouchers for future savings so that they are still getting bargains without all of the potential excess food waste.

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