Solve Surplus Consultancy Limited

28/12/2025

Approximately 1 billion meals are wasted every day worldwide. This is unacceptable when there are 783 million people struggling with hunger. In 2022, 19% of the food produced globally was wasted, meaning approximately 1.05 billion tons of food went to waste. Households account for 60% of this waste. Each person wastes an average of 79 kg of food annually. This represents a significant loss, both environmentally and economically. To reduce food waste, it is important to develop conscious consumption habits and reduce waste.

03/04/2025

🌍 Reducing Food Waste: A Smarter, Greener Future! 💚

Did you know that food waste is one of the biggest contributors to environmental issues? The EPA's Wasted Food Scaleoffers a roadmap to tackle this challenge effectively! 🚀

🔹 Most Preferred: Prevent food waste by producing, buying, and serving only what’s needed.
🔹 Better Alternatives: Donate food to those in need, repurpose for human consumption, or use for animal feed.
🔹 Eco-Friendly Solutions: Compost, apply to land, or utilize anaerobic digestion to create energy.
🔹 Least Preferred: Avoid sending food waste to landfills or incineration! ❌

By making conscious choices, we can reduce waste, save resources, and protect the planet! 🌱♻️ Let’s take action together! 🙌

12/12/2024

A staggering seven million tonnes of food ends up in the bin each Christmas in the UK. Unsurprisingly, this places ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ as the time of the year when food waste is at its peak.

Christmas is a time of the year when food waste is at its peak. We investigate its impact on the environment and how we can reduce our excessive wastage.

18/06/2024

Summer vacations are coming ! Did you know that food waste peaks during the summer ? Here are 10 tips to reduce food waste over summer holidays.

The vacations are approaching. Did you know that food waste peaks during the summer ? Here are 10 tips to reduce it over summer holidays.

31/01/2024

When it comes to the flavors that define modern cuisine, not everything is exactly as it seems.

Whether it's the truffle oil on your french fries, the vanilla in your ice cream, or the wasabi on your sushi, the genuine ingredients are often far too rare – or expensive – to meet global demand.

Criminals and legitimate companies alike make big bucks selling less expensive substitutes for genuine honey, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and more.

25/10/2023

Isn’t it weird that 15.8 million pumpkins will go to waste this Halloween, carved but not eaten? That’s enough for 95 million meals! The humble pumpkin is meant to be eaten, but this is often overshadowed by its role as a Jack o’ Lantern – in fact, many people still don’t know carving pumpkins are edible. Now that you do, are you ready to eat yours?

Each year millions of pumpkins go to waste. Sink your teeth into the issue by eating your pumpkin, ditching carving for decorating and joining or running an event to encourage people to squash food waste.

16/07/2023

Food waste is generated throughout the production line, in supermarkets and in consumer’s homes. It is not uncommon for any marked, misshapen, oddly sized or discoloured fruit and vegetables to be discarded before they even leave the farm. Sometimes food can go off during the transportation process and has to be discarded on arrival.

https://hydropac.co.uk/minimising-food-waste-in-the-summer/

18/05/2023

Throughout the summer, being out and about can often cause us to neglect our fridges and ignore food in the house, which can sometimes lead to unintended food waste. Food waste has negative impacts on both our pockets and on the environment.

Avoid throwing away uneaten, out-of-date food and leftovers this summer with our food waste tips; saving you money and helping the environment!

03/04/2023

Inflation is having a big impact on the food system, with food prices rising 12% since last year. We know that price can have a significant impact on behavior among both businesses and consumers, so if the economic and social incentives to reduce food waste have seemingly gone up, then it stands to reason that businesses and consumers would be taking action to waste less food.

A data-driven guide for businesses, government, funders, and nonprofits to collectively reduce food waste at scale. Together, we can reduce U.S. food waste by 50% by 2030.

17/01/2023

A third of all food produced is wasted, and the exploding food delivery industry does contribute. Whether this seemingly impossible estimation is accurate or not, we’d probably all agree that reducing food waste is a noble goal. But where do you start on such an ambitious goal?

https://www.deliverect.com/en-gb/blog/restaurant-management/how-to-tackle-food-waste-using-your-food-delivery-performance-insights

24/12/2022

Talking about all the yummy festive Christmas and New Year’s Eve food, it’s estimated that around 74 million fruit pies and 4.2 million of turkey plates are wasted and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Overall, 1.3 billion tons of food are thrown away worldwide, costing the global economy $940 billion! Isn’t absolutely crazy?

https://writtenbyvegan.com/blog/4-ways-to-have-sustainable-new-years-eve/

Learn how to host or contribute to eco-friendly, sustainable New Year's Eve celebrations in 4 easy ways! Inspire others and save the environment.