France Moves Toward a National Policy Against Food Waste
Abstract
In April 2015, French policymakers released ambitious proposals for a national policy
against food waste, offering a rich set of ideas for prevention, recovery and recycling.1
Some measures, including a ban on supermarket food waste, have already entered
the legislative process, and others may follow. Because the original, 75-page report,
“Fighting Food Waste: Proposals for a Public Policy,” is not currently available in
English, NRDC requested this distillation of key elements of the report.2
This write-up
summarizes each of the 36 proposals.
The proposals are the result of a yearlong study housed within the Ministries
of Agriculture and the Environment. They reflect a collaborative process, led by
Parliament member Guillaume Garot, that drew upon input from 120 experts and
stakeholders. Their report calls for 36 regulatory and policy measures across the
French food system.
If these proposals are approved and implemented, they will place France on the cutting
edge of the fight against food waste internationally.
Domains
Sociology
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