Mr. David Flynn:

Roughly, yes. It is two thirds of food waste in a household bin. The figure of 69% refers to both recycling and organic waste in the big commercial bins that are seen outside restaurants or food cafes. Of the total contents of the bins, 17% could have been put in an organic bin. It is therefore important to again emphasise the need for a separate collection, where feasible and possible.

On the voluntary side of things, we are currently running the food waste charter, which is voluntary mechanism to which food companies all along the supply chain can sign up. Currently, 30 companies have signed up to it, but we would like for that figure to be much higher so that companies can commit to measuring and taking action on food waste.