Kitchens in the pilot reduced waste by 50% – that's over 10,000 plate meals a year.
"We reduced waste and increased the amount of people being fed.
By applying NASA technology it developed an ultrasonic cutting machine that doubled output and reduced waste by 80%.
By reducing packaging and only using recycled materials they significantly reduced waste and kept it out of landfill.
Alice Ellison, environmental policy adviser at the British Retail Consortium, said retailers took such commitments seriously and had reduced waste in the supply chain by 8.8% since 2009.
"That's why we introduced a 5p charge on disposable cups at our recent conference, which caused a significant increase in use of reusable cups and reduced waste".
They have also drastically reduced waste by reprocessing most of it into fuel, a long-term answer to the disposal issue.
Sky says it is using its place as a major player in UK telecoms to lead the industry towards a better customer experience and reduced waste.
These constitutional restrictions have unquestionably lessened state borrowing; in so doing they have, perhaps, reduced waste, but they have also sometimes prevented urgently sought improvements.
Chhattisgarh State, in central India, has drastically reduced waste and fraud in its delivery of subsidized grain using a system of smart cards.
Another campaign, "Give it, don't bin it", in which students donate unwanted items to charities, has reduced waste sent to landfill by 50 tonnes since its launch in 2009 and has been adopted by Manchester city council.
