date:Aug 21, 2019
The Co-op has urged local authorities across England to speed up the rollout of food waste collections from homes.
The calls come as figures reveal approximately 1,000 tonnes a day ends up in landfill when it could be composted or used to create energy and help cut greenhouse gases.
The retailer will be writing to all local authorities that do not collect food waste at all, calling for the introduction of universal food waste collections to be sped up, to help stop 356,000 tonnes of food waste