Force supermarkets to donate in-date and non-expired food to local charities.
Make it an offence for supermarkets to throw away in-date, non-expired and consumable foodstuffs (including drinks). Make it compulsory to donate such items to charities local to each supermarket branch.
Signatures
6
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
- 26 MAR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
Ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold safe food https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754118
- 18 JAN 2026Petition created
Background
The food waste is a scandal. Similar laws have already been enacted abroad.