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Food charities join forces to rescue millions more meals from going to waste

Good News Post

Aug 6, 2026 — 2 min read

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By Charities Correspondent

Seven of the UK's leading food redistribution charities have joined forces with an ambitious goal – to rescue three times more surplus food over the next 10 years.

The organisations have signed a new agreement promising to work more closely together to save perfectly good food that would otherwise go to waste and get it to charities and community groups supporting people across the UK.

The charities involved include The Bread and Butter Thing, City Harvest, Community Shop, Feeding Britain, Felix, His Church, Neighbourly and Xcess Network, with the initiative also supported by anti-poverty charity Trussell.

It's estimated that more than one billion meals' worth of edible food is currently wasted each year, despite being safe to eat.

By working together, the charities hope to rescue much more of that surplus food, making it available to food banks, community groups and local organisations while also reducing the environmental impact of food waste.

Vic Harper, Chief Executive of The Bread and Butter Thing, said there will always be some surplus food within the food system, but much more can be done to make sure it reaches people instead of ending up as waste.

The organisations say the partnership will help improve the way surplus food is collected, transported and shared, making the rescue network more efficient and helping communities across the country benefit.

They also hope the collaboration will strengthen efforts to reduce food waste, which contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring good-quality food continues to support families, community projects and charities.

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The agreement marks the first time the UK's major food redistribution charities have come together with a shared long-term commitment to tackle food waste on this scale.

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