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of food (544,128,000 kg) between the waste food into compost. This
2016 and 2017. From all of the compost can then be used as a type
food sold by Tesco over the two of organic fertiliser. Tesco used
years, they had a food surplus of 2,892,000 kg of food to make com-
6,521 tonnes (6,521,000 kg). 3,481 post. Any remaining food which was
tonnes of this food was to be thrown damaged or unsuitable for eating
away, although it was still safe to eat went to landfills. Such positive num-
(3,481,000 kg). 2,892 tonnes of this bers as these about Tesco should be
food was given away to be used as one actually from every supermar-
fertilisers (2,892,000 kg). The re- ket, because thereby awareness
maining 588 tonnes of food were among many people changes, if only
donated to different charities and a little bit.
organisations (588,000 kg). Tesco
threw away 3,041 tonnes of food We found three ways France is try-
because it was either damaged or ing to push forward the food waste
unsafe to eat (3,041,000 kg). agenda. Five years ago, the French
government started to tackle the is-
n 2016 and 2017, Tesco donated sue of food waste seriously. In 2012,
I 588,000 kg of food to different they launched a new law to reduce
organisations and charities. They the amount of organic waste sent to
started donating food in 2013, and landfill. Now, recycling is mandato-
now, every Tesco store in Ireland do- ry for all businesses that produce at
nates food. Tesco has donated over least 10 tons of organic waste per
4,000,000 meals worth of food since year.
2013. Tesco works with 276 chari-
ties, the main one is Foodcloud.
Tesco has helped charities save
€5,800,000 on food so far.

Any remaining edible food waste
is composted. This process turns

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