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IMPACT SURVEY & REPORT 2019

IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT THE PORT GROCERY HAS:

SERVED 14,560 MEALS PREVENTED 364 TONNES SUPPLIED 12 LOCAL CHARITIES
AT THE WEDNESDAY OF FOOD FROM AND THIRD SECTOR
WELCOME BECOMING WASTE ORGANISATION WITH
SURPLUS FOOD TO ASSIST WITH
PROJECTS RUN BY THEM

When attempting to understand the environmental Since engaging with The Port Grocery activities, over
impact The Port Grocery Project has had in terms of half (55.5%) of respondents indicated that they had
education, it is difficult to quantify an answer. experienced a large amount of change in their
attitudes towards food waste, with a further 16.9%
The Port Grocery has been championing its “waste saying that they had noticed a small amount of
warriors” both at the Project and in the wider change. While it is difficult to quantify exactly what
community. these attitudes are from this survey, we can say for
sure that The Port Grocery Project is having a positive
A comparison of attitudes towards specific impact on people’s attitudes towards food waste.
environmentally focused questions reveals that
respondents who had spent more time with The Port
Grocery had more supportive and positive attitudes
towards the environmental stewardship agenda.

Overall, most people said that they were worried
about the effect of food waste on the environment
(91.4%) and that engaging with The Port Grocery
activities helps to reduce food waste (90.3%).
Furthermore, most people were worried about
climate change (79.9%).

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