Sentence examples for figures on waste from inspiring English sources
Flying the flag Return to Rio ReprintsYet some firms are coy about the issue: Whole Foods, with sales of $6.6 billion and a reputation for fresh food, says its figures on waste are "proprietary".
The Department of Agriculture said it was updating its figures on food waste and officials there weren't yet able to say if the problem has gotten better or worse.
It's not included in the government's official figures on food waste, although it's likely to be millions of tonnes.
Tesco's decision to publish figures on food waste was a sign of the public pressure on supermarkets to clean up their act, she said, but added that supermarkets should be forced to be even more open about their practices.
Updated at 4.18pm GMT 12.15pm GMT NGO reaction Friends of the Earth Food campaigner Vicki Hird said the problem, and its impact on the environment, must be tackled by supermarkets and consumers together: "The figures on food waste are staggering.
The figures were based on waste data from Tesco supermarkets, distribution centres, suppliers and producers - combined with Wrap figures on levels of waste in UK homes.
strategize and justify the campus sustainability initiatives based on waste characterization figures; 46% compostable or food waste and 40.6% dry waste or recyclable items (paper 39.7%, followed by plastic packaging 31.8%, plastic bottles 17.2% and aluminum cans 11.3%) in 2011.
It is difficult to get exact figures on how much edible produce is wasted on farms in the UK, although it is thought to be millions of tonnes.
Table 6 Repercussion effects of visitor consumption on waste to be treated Tonnes 2000 2014 China Taiwan Korea China Taiwan Korea Incineration 229 1257 360 2255 14,112 551 Landfill 120 658 186 1349 8291 298 Total 349 1915 545 3604 22,403 848. Figure 3 shows a breakdown of induced waste generation by industry.
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He could outflank the coalition on waste.
