The impact of food waste collections on household food waste arisings
24th January 2020
WRAP regularly calculates the amount of food waste produced in the UK and identifies any factors that might increase it. This report looks at household food waste collections by local authorities to try and determine whether targeted collection schemes can reduce food waste arisings.
Separate food waste collection schemes are significantly associated with lower total food waste arisings amongst householders
Future studies are recommended to secure a more definitive conclusion