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<p>Defra supports a range of action to reduce food waste.</p><p> </p><p>At the household
level, we are tackling food waste through supporting campaigns such as <em>Love Food,
Hate Waste</em> and <em>Wasting Food: It’s Out of Date</em> as well as the UK’s first
Food Waste Action Week which was held in March 2021. We also support the Waste and
Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and its work with retailers and other food businesses
who play a key role in influencing household food waste through interventions such
as pack sizing and labelling. These measures all help consumers to buy what they need
and use what they buy.</p><p> </p><p>For reducing waste in the supply chain, we support
the Courtauld 2025 voluntary agreement delivered by WRAP that looks to reduce food
waste by 20% by 2025. Action here is primarily through the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
and the Target, Measure, Act approach where businesses set a reduction target, measure
food waste and act to reduce it. This is currently voluntary under the Roadmap, but
we will consult this year on introducing regulations to make the transparent reporting
of food waste mandatory for businesses of an appropriate size. We also support resource
efficiency in the hospitality sector through the <em>Guardians of Grub</em> campaign
delivered by WRAP.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2018 Defra has made a series of grants available
to help redistribute more surplus food to those who have a need and to stop it from
going to animal feed or disposal destinations. In total over £11 million has been
awarded to both large and small redistribution organisations across the country.</p><p>
</p><p>Defra has appointed Ben Elliot as Food Surplus and Waste Champion. Ben is motivating
business leaders to tackle food waste from farm to fork, including through support
for the delivery of the Courtauld 2025 commitments.</p><p> </p>
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