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Follow France and force shops to donate food waste to charities.
Closed
263 signatures
What the petition asks
Every year in the UK 18 million tonnes of food end up in landfill.
Approx 1/3 from producers/ supply chain, 1/3 from retail and 1/3 from households.
Annual value : £23 BILLION
Disposal costs to business passed on to consumers in higher prices, landfill costs in local taxes – less income
Approx 1/3 from producers/ supply chain, 1/3 from retail and 1/3 from households.
Annual value : £23 BILLION
Disposal costs to business passed on to consumers in higher prices, landfill costs in local taxes – less income
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/22/uk-tops-chart-of-eu-food-waste
http://www.foodawarecic.org.uk/stats-2/
http://www.foodawarecic.org.uk/stats-2/
Timeline
| 20 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
263
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Sep 2016
Closed
20 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.