Ireland launches roadmap in bid to reduce food waste by 50% before 2030

Ireland aims to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030 to stay in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Agriculture and Food Minister Charlie McConalogue, FoodcCoud co-founder Aoibheann O’Brien and Minister of State Ossian Smyth and the launch of the roadmap.

The Government has launched a new roadmap which outlines the necessary steps required in order to dramatically reduce Ireland's food waste by 2030.

The guidelines, launched by Minister of State Ossian Smyth in association with FoodCloud, indicate the actions that can be taken in the next three years which will set Ireland on track to reduce food waste by 50% by the start of the next decade.