[ News listing ](/insights/insight " News listing") 27 Jan. 2020 ## Download our webinar to find out how you could reduce food waste by following a few simple steps. ### We recently joined forces with the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the IGD to deliver a FREE [UK Food Waste Reduction Roadmap](https://www.wrap.org.uk/food-waste-reduction-roadmap) webinar. #### The webinar covers how by adopting a ‘Target, Measure & Act’ approach, you can take action to reduce the amount of waste your business generates. **Download the webinar by entering your information below:** #iframe-field_media_veolia_iframe-15331 {/*frameborder*/ border-width:0;/*scrolling*/ overflow:auto;} Your browser does not support iframes, but you can visit [](https://go.pardot.com/l/778473/2020-02-26/4d9y7r) **>£20bn** worth of food waste in the UK annually1 Estimated that **1.3 billion tonnes of food** is wasted globally each year2 **1.9 million tonnes** of food is wasted by the food industry every year in the UK3 WRAP's [Courtauld 2025 baseline report](https://wrap.org.uk/content/courtauld-2025-baseline-and-restated-household-food-waste-figures) found of all the food produced in the world, a third is either lost or wasted. ***Effective waste management can save you money and enhance your sustainability credentials. What's more it's good for the environment and reduces carbon emissions.*** By segregating food waste through innovative waste management solutions, you will improve your recycling rates, reduce CO2 emissions and move towards zero waste to landfill. Through innovative waste management methods, we are able to unlock the value in waste. After the redistribution of food, Anaerobic digestion is one of the solutions available to give millions of tonnes of wasted food a new life, such as renewable energy or a bio-fertilizer. \--- RELATED ARTICLES --- [ ![Large claw grabbing recycling waste](/sites/g/files/dvc1681/files/styles/media/public/image/2023/02/Claw%20Grabbing%20Recycling.jpg.webp?itok=9-MTWICc) ](https://www.veolia.co.uk/insight/sweden-introduces-energy-waste-tax-refuse-derived-fuel-rdf)[Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Tax](https://www.veolia.co.uk/insight/sweden-introduces-energy-waste-tax-refuse-derived-fuel-rdf) ### [Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Tax](https://www.veolia.co.uk/insight/sweden-introduces-energy-waste-tax-refuse-derived-fuel-rdf) **Sweden is introducing a new tax on refuse-derived fuel (RDF) set to impact businesses throughout the UK and Ireland. Find out what this means for you.** [ ![food waste ](/sites/g/files/dvc1681/files/styles/media/public/image/2023/03/image%20-%202023-03-13T094953.541.jpg.webp?itok=AFLgqDdS) ](/node/3861)[Commercial Food Waste Collection](/node/3861) ### [Commercial Food Waste Collection](/node/3861) Increase recycling rates and reduce CO2 emissions with segregated Food Waste Collections ![Paula Bastable - Head of Marketing Headshot](/sites/g/files/dvc1681/files/styles/default/public/image/2020/01/Insight%20-%20Content%20Contributor.png.webp?itok=69NPXTuQ) About the contributor **Paula Bastable** Paula has over 25 years of B2B marketing experience - she is experienced in developing offers and solutions to meet the needs and challenges of customers. [> Connect with Paula on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-bastable-87389a1b/) 1. 2. 3.