FOOD WASTE

Ireland launches roadmap in bid to reduce food waste by 50% before 2030

Ireland’s new National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap 2023-2025, which sets out how we can dramatically cut down on our food waste by 2030, was launched today by Ossian Smyth TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Circular Economy at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. The Roadmap sets out actions that can be taken … Read more

Minister McConalogue encourages people to make submission on Ireland’s draft National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap

A public consultation on Ireland’s draft National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap was launched in January this year and the closing date has now been extended to 28 March 2022. Minister McConalogue said, “Globally, food wastage’s carbon footprint is estimated at 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent of GHG released into the atmosphere per year. Ireland … Read more