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Help FareShare Sussex prevent more food from going to landfill and feed more people in need. This funding will also take their Electric Vehicle project to the next level and evaluate their own CO2 emissions to continue to redistribute surplus food in the greenest way possible.
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Situation
3.6 million tonnes of food is wasted by the food industry every year in the UK. Over 2 million tonnes of the food that goes to waste each year is still edible. That’s enough for 1.3 billion meals. Food waste is one of the biggest contributors to climate change. It has been estimated that if food waste was a country, it would be the third highest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
Solution
Through reducing the amount of food that ends up in landfill, FareShare Sussex can play a significant part in tackling the serious issue of food waste and its harm to the environment. Through expanding our reach across Sussex and into Surrey, we can ensure more food gets to where it is needed most, in a year where we have seen unprecedented demand for our service. We will take steps to further reduce our own CO2 emissions to ensure we are distributing surplus food in the cleanest way possible.
