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FOOD WASTE
According to the United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organisation approximately one in three calories produced is wasted, at a time when we need to reduce our energy, water usage and carbon emissions. If food waste were a nation, it would be the 3rd biggest emitter of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions after the United States and China.
In Ireland one in eight families live in food poverty when so much food is wasted.
To play our part in tackling food waste this year, we launched a national food redistribution programme, Lidl ‘Feed It Back’. Working in conjunction with FoodCloud, a social enterprise, we connected each of our stores and regional distribution centres to local charities to redistribute surplus food to reduce food waste and help feed people in need. Half of all donations made are fresh fruit and vegetables, meaning the meals made by charity and community groups for those in need across Ireland are healthy
and nutritious.
We joined the
RETAIL ACTION GROUP
FOR FOOD WASTE
set up by the department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment this year. As part of the group we pledged to build awareness and understanding of food waste and issues as well as promote innovative food waste preventative solutions. Members have also committed to a common methodology to report on food waste data in the sector.
THANKS TO LIDL AND FOODCLOUD, SLIGO LEND A HAND IS NOW POSITIONED TO ENABLE SERVICE USERS TO AFFORD MORE LUXURY ITEMS FROM THEIR SHOPPING LIST DUE TO SAVINGS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN SPENT ON FOOD. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK LIDL SLIGO TEAM FOR THEIR KINDNESS AND HELP IN STORE.’’
SLIGO LEND A HAND
SVP IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION, WORKING WITH POOR & DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. ON BEHALF OF SVP BALLINA’S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WE WOULD
LIKE TO SAY A HUGE THANKS TO STAFF
IN LIDL BALLINA FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTION TO OUR ORGANISATION. THE FOODS DONATED ARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, ALLOWING US TO ADD NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO THE HAMPERS WE DISTRIBUTE DAILY TO OUR SERVICE USERS, WHILE KEEPING OUR COSTS DOWN AND ENSURING NO GOOD FOOD GOES
TO WASTE.”
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, BALLINA
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