Part of 3. Questions to the Assembly Commission – in the Senedd at 3:15 pm on 30 January 2019.
Yes. The level of food waste generated on the Assembly estate increased slightly from 4.23 tonnes at the end of 2017 to 4.59 tonnes at the end of 2018. Obviously, in operating a catering service, food waste will never be totally eliminated, however our contractor Charlton House is very proactive and has introduced a range of initiatives, including menu planning around weekly demand, batch cooking and condensing food counters towards the end of service times. In addition, we should point out that all our food waste goes for composting and waste cooking oil is converted to biodiesel.