In July 2014, MPs called on the government to ban the disposal of food waste in landfill sites in an effort to help address the throwaway attitude within the UK. But could more proactive waste management methodologies be adopted, and earlier in the food chain, to prevent valuable resources from ever becoming 'rubbish'? Paul Featherstone, Supply Director of SugaRich, considers what food manufacturers can do to watch their waste-lines. The environmental audit committee hit headlines in July when they called for the government to introduce a ban on food scraps being sent to landfill. With a remit to consider the extent to which the policies and programmes of government departments and non-departmental public bodies contribute to environmental protection and sustainable development, and to audit their performance against sustainable development and environmental protection targets, the Committee's remit cuts across government, rather than focusing on the work of a particular department.
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