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Co-op Group launches mystery bag scheme in bid to cut food waste 

Each £3 bag will contain a ‘mystery’ mix of six to eight different fruits and vegetables

Central Co-op says it has saved 8,800 tonnes of food waste

The retail society says it made the saving over three years through a partnership with Retail…

Lincolnshire Co-op partners with retail software firm to cut food waste

The retail society says it saved 1.8 million tonnes of food waste, working with in-store software…

Sussex food co-op faces closure as funding dries up

Havens Food Co-op collects and redistributes over-produced, mislabelled and 'wonky' food from supermarkets

Midcounties beats its targets on climate emissions and food waste

The society reports a 32% reduction in GHG emissions on 2019, and a 21% reduction in…

Coop Norway reduces food waste through partnership with Too Good to Go

The move is part of the retailer’s plans to reduce food waste by 30% by 2025,…

Southern Co-op teams up with Too Good To Go on food waste

The latest initiative is part of a range of measures to move food from recycling and…

Co-op Group links up with Microsoft to launch food waste platform

Caboodle, a non-profit digital service, will link shops and hospitalities with community groups to redistribute surplus…

Midcounties teams up with To Good To Go app to tackle food waste

Customers can use the app to collect bags of discounted food from any of the society's…

Central England Co-op hails 40% cut in food waste

The retail society has improved its ordering process and developed a food redistribution partnership with FareShare

Co-op Group urges councils to bin delay to home food waste collections

The retailer says composting or energy generation from food waste will help cut greenhouse emissions

Midcounties Co-op partners with OLIO to address food waste

The food-sharing app means leftover food, and other items, can be given away to neighbours or…