<p>Food Waste</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 17 January 2017.

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Photo of Joyce Watson Joyce Watson Labour 1:58, 17 January 2017

You’re right, First Minister, that food waste has reduced by 12 per cent, and it has saved 105 tonnes of carbon a year over that same period. However, even with that 12 per cent reduction, there has been 188,000 tonnes of food worth £70 million thrown away by Welsh households in 2015. Given that 50 per cent of that food waste comes from households, it is clear that reducing the amount of waste here will have a significant financial benefit for both individuals and for the environment. What is interesting going alongside that is that 60 per cent of people who were questioned thought that they were not wasting any food whatsoever. So, given those facts, First Minister, what do you think the Welsh Government could do in terms of at least educating people about the food that they are wasting to the tune of £35 million a year?