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The positive returns from cutting food waste

Graham Watson

14th February 2019

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A lovely article that highlights how tackling food waste in restaurants could generate significant returns for those companies that look to tackle the issue.

It looks at how simple measures - like weighing the amount of food waste has had an impact on the amount of edible food being disposed of, as well as highlighting the scale of the problem: "In the UK alone almost 900,000 perfectly edible, freshly prepared meals end up in the bin every day because they haven’t been sold in time by restaurants and cafes."

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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