
Evidence review: Plastic packaging and fresh produce
28th November 2018
This report reviews the available evidence of the effects of plastic packaging in helping to reduce the amount of fresh produce thrown away in the home to inform discussions on providing uncut fresh fruit and vegetables loose/plastic-free in store.
The challenge:
The total amount of fresh vegetable and salad waste in the UK is in the region of 1.6Mt.
Approximately 80% of this waste is edible food costing UK consumers in the region of £2.7bn.
Approximately 940,000t of fruit waste, the majority of which is fresh, is produced from UK households costing consumers £1.3bn.