Progress on EU plans to outlaw binning food that is still safe to eat

A study from the EPA found that food waste costs Irish households, on average, €700 a year.

The EU has taken a step closer to outlawing the binning of food that is still safe to eat.

At a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, MEPs voted by 514 to 20 in favour of a proposed revision of the Waste Framework, which proposes higher binding waste reduction targets to be met at national level by the end of 2030.