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Fighting food waste

Food waste fighting app celebrates saving 1 million meals nationwide
Fighting food waste

Food waste fighting app Too Good To Go has announced that it has saved 1 million meals in the UK since its launch in 2016.

By saving 1 million meals, Too Good To Go Waste Warriors have prevented 2.5 million kg of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of burning over 2.5 million pounds of coal.

To put this into perspective, the CO2 avoided is equivalent to the amount of emissions from charging 300,000,000 smartphones or from driving around the Earth’s circumference 245 times.

‘While we are thrilled to have hit this milestone, the 1 million meals saved so far is just the tip of the iceberg. Seven million tonnes of edible food is wasted in the UK every year and we are on a mission to change this.

‘When we speak to food brands and outlets it is clear that one of the biggest challenges they face is finding a simple, sustainable and scalable solution for their surplus produce. By connecting them with hungry consumers on our app we are successfully reducing the volume of food that is thrown away. For our Waste Warriors it’s win win win – by doing one small thing they get delicious food at great prices and do their bit to help the planet.’

HAYLEY CONICK
UK MD, Too Good To Go

Food waste and climate change

Research from Too Good To Go shows that over two-thirds of Brits don’t realise that food waste contributes to climate change.

In fact, the total contribution of food waste-related emissions to global warming is almost equivalent to that of global road transport emissions.

With 69% of Brits being unaware of the correlation between food waste and climate change, it’s hardly surprising that so much food is wasted.


For Too Good To Go it’s not just about the number of meals saved, the company wants to inspire and empower everyone to think more about the food we waste and the impact this has on our planet.
 
Too Good To Go partners include: YO!, Greene King, Chop’d, Konditor, PAUL, Lola’s Cupcakes, and Benugo.
 

Click here to read our article about Too Good To Go’s partnership with OXO Tower Restaurant.

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