Food For The Planet
Greenwich
84.64 tonnes of CO2 saved per year
Royal Borough of Greenwich has completed 18
Every Mouthful Counts toolkit actions:
Run food waste awareness-raising and reduction campaigns and events
50 tonnes of CO2 saved per year
Increase the amount of land used for community food growing
34 tonnes of CO2 saved per year
Provide a food waste collection service for households, schools and businesses
550 kilogrammes of CO2 saved per year
Subsidise the cost of compost bins, water butts and kitchen caddies
82 kilogrammes of CO2 saved per year
Ensure there are opportunities for edible surplus food to be redistributed
4.00 kilogrammes of CO2 saved per year
Publish a sustainable food procurement policy
Deliver public campaigns to encourage people to adopt a more climate-friendly diet
Serve more climate-friendly meals in nurseries and primary schools
Serve more climate-friendly meals in your council-run care settings (residential care and meals on wheels) by signing the Planet Pledge
Publish a council-wide food use strategy to minimise food waste according to the food waste hierarchy
Publish and maintain a map of council landholdings
Declare a Climate and Nature Emergency
Sign the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration ahead of COP26 in November 2021
Publish an action plan for tackling the climate and nature emergency
Establish a Local Food Partnership to help drive action on food, climate and nature
Nominate a staff member to lead on food and climate change
Provide training and support for agroecological farming
Use planning policy to protect food growing