The Felix Project and FareShare’s Policy Memo to the government uses this report’s data to show the scale of food waste in manufacturing. It outlines six steps towards building a sustainable food redistribution sector:
01 Restructure the Corporation Tax regime to incentivise redistributing surplus food to charities over anaerobic digestion and animal feed. 04 Introduce mandatory food waste reporting.
05 Establish a Manufacturing and Hospitality Surplus Redistribution Innovation Fund. 02 Add charitable redistribution to the Environmental Land Management Schemes.
03 Embed surplus food redistribution in the Circular Economy and Food Strategies. 06 Publish official guidance on liability for food that is donated.
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Farmers and manufacturers are incentivised to dispose of food waste through anaerobic digestion and animal feed – even though wasting food is the last thing they want to do. We’re calling for all donations of food surplus to be incentivised through the tax system, removing a significant financial barrier for everyone. To overcome the marginal costs of recovery, we’re asking the government to incentivise food waste donations – as is done very successfully in other countries. We’re also looking into how to set up a fund for one-off investments in machinery and technology to reduce waste. By supporting us with incentives and subsidies and introducing waste reporting to provide the public with visibility, every part of the food industry could and would get food to us more easily and cost effectively.” Charlotte Hill OBE, CEO, The Felix Project and FareShare
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