Case Studies & Research
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Love Food Champions
October 2008The Love Food Champions project is a pilot initiative between Love Food Hate Waste and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes that has helped homes to cut the food they throw away by half, and make big savings on their food bills.
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Lightweighting beer and cider packaging
October 2008Lightweighting beer and cider bottles can deliver environmental and supply chain benefits.
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Evaluating the potential of Long Life Solutions
September 2008Smart Technology to reduce fresh produce wastage
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Lightweighting the can pack
September 2008A technical review and recommendations for can packaging.
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Biopolymer packaging in UK grocery market
August 2008WRAP Briefing: The UK is seeing a significant growth in the development and use of biopolymer and compostable packaging in the retail sector. The introduction of these new materials create risks for established recycling operations for both oil based plastics and compostable materials, and must be managed carefully.
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The food we waste
July 2008This ground-breaking report was launched on 8 May 2008 along with an Executive Summary.
The report provides, for the first time, an objective assessment of the amounts and types of food we buy but don’t eat.
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Research into consumer behaviour in relation to food dates and portion sizes
July 2008This project examined two aspects of consumer behaviour in relation to food waste: understanding (and use) of guidance dates on packs; and demand for more varied portion sizes.
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Cardboard packaging optimisation: best practice techniques
June 2008Effective re-engineering of carton and corrugated cardboard packaging can cut costs and waste while retaining brand benefits and consumer appeal.
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Making more out of in-store merchandising to optimise packaging
June 2008A report that explores the role that merchandising displays can have on packaging optimisation.
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A feasibility study - potential refill solutions for the food and non food retail sectors
June 2008Refill systems have the potential to significantly reduce both retail packaging and product waste. This study examined existing refill systems in use in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, mainland Europe and the UK.
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