Commercial plans to reduce food waste are being pursued by a number of companies, including supermarkets.
That is according to the Waste Resources and Action Programme (WRAP), which works with businesses in the UK to help them reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill.
Speaking at the recent Vitality Show, a representative of the organisation highlighted steps being taken by retailers in particular, which could subsequently increase demand for bucket elevators among waste management firms.
"Sainsbury’s sends a lot of its food waste to anaerobic digestion and it gets turned into compost," said Emma Marsh, a communications manager at WRAP, which estimates that 8.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted in the UK every year.
"That can be a really good way of doing it," she added.
WRAP estimates that 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide could be saved in Britain each year if less food and drink was wasted.
