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Food companies should have to report how much they away as a first step towards reducing the vast amounts of edible food squandered in the UK, a group of prominent have said. About a third of the food produced every year is binned, much of it before it reaches the at a cost of almost £22bn annually to the UK economy. There is also a heavy toll: food waste globally contributes up to a 10th of greenhouse gases. More than 30 food businesses, including supermarkets and food producers, have written to the environment Steve Reed, calling for mandatory reporting of wasted food.

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Food companies should have to report how much they throw away as a first step towards reducing the vast amounts of edible food squandered in the UK, a group of prominent businesses have said. About a third of the food produced globally every year is binned, much of it before it reaches the consumer at a cost of almost £22bn annually to the UK economy. There is also a heavy environmental toll: food waste globally contributes up to a 10th of greenhouse gases. More than 30 food businesses, including supermarkets and food producers, have written to the environment secretary, Steve Reed, calling for mandatory reporting of wasted food.