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Packaging is important in keeping products fresh
and safe from production to the consumer. However many products are
over-packaged.
WRAP and the major UK grocery organisations recognised this and
took action.
Over
30 retailers, brands and suppliers who represent 92% of the UK
grocery sector signed the
Courtauld Commitment. This commitment aims to find new ways of
reducing packaging and food waste across the whole supply
chain.
The agreement asks for signatories to support WRAP in the
achievements of its objectives:
- To design out packaging waste growth by 2008 (achieved: zero
growth)
- To deliver absolute reductions in packaging waste by 2010;
and
- To identify ways to tackle the problem of food waste.
The
Courtauld Commitment is a powerful vehicle for change, since
the beginning of the agreement in 2005, the signatories have
successfully slowed the growth of packaging leading to zero growth
in packaging during 2008 despite an increase in sales and
population.
Signatories also actively support the
Love Food Hate Waste campaign. |