Packaging industry has vital role in reducing food waste
New research showing that as much as half of the world’s food – amounting to two billion tonnes worth – is thrown away, demonstrates the vital role packaging has to play in providing a solution to the problem, according to packaging innovation expert Alan Davey, director of innovation at LINPAC Packaging (www.linpac.com).
The report ‘Global Food: Waste Not, Want Not’, published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers today, said the waste was being caused by poor storage, strict sell-by dates, bulk offers which encourage shoppers to buy more food than they need and consumer fussiness.