Tesco calls for 'Festive Use Up Day' to tackle Christmas food waste mountain

BusinessGreen staff
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Tesco calls for 'Festive Use Up Day' to tackle Christmas food waste mountain

Supermarket estimates festive season results in almost 270,000 tonnes of food waste

An estimated two million turkeys, five million Christmas puddings, and 74 million mince pies are set to be thrown away over the festive season despite still being edible, resulting in almost 270,000 tonnes...

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