The ‘Food Waste Action Week’ will call on households, businesses and public sector caterers across the country to join forces to try and reduce their food waste.
Elliot said: “The country’s first ever Food Waste Action Week will be taking place from Monday 11 May and I encourage and implore everyone to get stuck in, joining together and taking the fight to food waste. More details will be provided shortly on what we must all do to reduce food waste at home and at work.”
In the UK there are 4.5 million tonnes of food wasted every year but the Government is aiming to reduce this by 20% within five years.
The Government recently announced they plan to invest £1.15 million into finding creative ways to tackle food waste by changing people’s behaviour.
Peter Maddox, director of WRAP, added: “Food Waste Champion Ben Elliot has also helped intensify action, with 129 of the biggest players in food, including all of the UK’s major supermarkets, pledging to tackle the problem.
“[The] funding is the latest in a series of government grants to help tackle food waste, with last year’s Food Reduction Fund ensuring nearly 2,000 tonnes of surplus food did not go to waste.”