EU ministers target huge decrease in food and textile waste
The European Union should implement a programme to drastically reduce food and other waste by the end of the decade, the environment ministers of the 27-nation bloc agreed on Monday. At a meeting in Luxembourg, the ministers identified steps to slash food waste in consumption and in retail - meaning at home or in restaurants - by 30% per capita by 2030, according to a statement. Food waste generated during production and processing is proposed to be reduced by 10% under the waste framework directive, which must still be approved by EU legislators. According to the European Commission, almost 5...