A new survey, commissioned by ACR+ member Zero Waste Scotland, shows just 24% of food and drink businesses in Scotland think food waste is a significant contributor to climate change, despite Scotland wasting 988,000 tonnes of food and drink every year. In response, a nationwide challenge to crown Scotland’s culinary champion of food waste was launched at the beginning of Food Waste Action Week, an annual campaign led by Love Food Hate Waste and WRAP to raise awareness of the devastating impact that food waste has on the planet. The competition to find the most delicious way to tackle food waste will see Zero Waste Scotland challenge food and drink professionals to rustle up their best no-or-low waste recipes: from chefs in top restaurants, to Scotland’s hospitals and schools; and food manufacturers, right through to cooks in community groups.

Source: www.zerowastescotland.org.uk