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Loblaw reduces food waste sent to landfill by more than 85%, surpassing initial target five years ahead of schedule
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Loblaw reduces food waste sent to landfill by more than 85%, surpassing initial target five years ahead of schedule\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Company\n \n \n donates enough surplus food to provide over 1.3 million meals to Canadians and prevent the release of over 3 million kg of greenhouse gases\n \n \n \n \n BRAMPTON, ON\n \n ,\n \n Sept. 23, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Today, Loblaw Companies Ltd. (Loblaw) Executive Chairman and President,\n \n Galen G. Weston\n \n , reiterated the company's commitment to reducing food waste:\n \n \n \n The last year and a half has given us all a new perspective on things we may have taken for granted. For lots of us, that includes the food on our tables each day. But here in\n \n Canada\n \n and abroad, far too many people remain food insecure, wondering where their next meal will come from. Just as upsetting is that this happens at the same time as food is being sent to landfill in staggering quantities. In\n \n Canada\n \n alone, we waste enough food each year to feed every single one of the 37 million of us for almost five months. It can't continue, and so as the stores that fill more Canadian fridges than any other, we've taken action.\n \n \n \n \n These days, so much of our lives is about doing things differently. Finding creative solutions to get us back to a new, better normal. And to see that energy help solve the food waste challenge that's been around for far too long is inspiring.\n \n \n \n In an email sent to PC Optimum members, Weston highlights a handful of innovative programs and strategic partnerships that the company credits with its success to date - reducing food waste sent to landfill across its corporate retail operations by 86 per cent, far surpassing its goal of 50% by 2025 from a 2016 baseline:\n \n \n \n \n No Name Naturally Imperfect products:\n \n an entire product line that saves perfectly good fruit and vegetables that are small or misshapen from the landfill and is sold to customers at a great pri...