Julie Barker, Managing Director of the University Caterers’ Organisation (TUCO), signed up to WRAP’s Hospitality and Food Service Agreement at the 2013 Annual Members Conference.
In front of an audience of 110 members from across 59 institutions, TUCO committed to encourage its members to contribute to the attainment of WRAP’s dual targets of reducing food and associated packaging waste arising by five per cent and increasing the overall rate of food and packaging waste being recycled, sent to anaerobic digestion (AD) or composted to at least 70% by the end of 2015.
Ms Barker commented, “It goes without saying that reducing food and packaging waste are a challenge for university caterers today. In an age where people expect a product or service to be responsibly sourced, produced, delivered or disposed of, students are no exception.
“In signing WRAP’s agreement, we hope to harness the commitment and passion already demonstrated by member institutions, encouraging them to go one step further, reducing waste even further, recycling more and together, reaping the significant environmental and financial rewards.”