How we complement other national schemes

re-plenish fits well within the aims of many national schemes and policies. Here are just a few.

The Love Food, Hate Waste campaign aims to raise awareness of the need to reduce the amount of food that we throw away, and how doing this will benefit us as consumers and the environment.

This campaign is run by WRAP and funded by the government and works to encourage and enable businesses and consumers to be more efficient in their use of materials and recycle more things more often. This helps to minimise landfill, reduce carbon emissions and improve our environment.

Reduce the amount of the Earth's resources that we use.
Reuse Don't just bin it, could someone else make use of it?
Recycle Can the materials be made into something new?

According to research, the average person in the UK eats less than three portions of fruit and vegetables a day instead of the recommended five. Fruit and vegetables set people up for a healthier lifestyle. The Five A Day campaign promotes a combination of fruit and vegetables which are:

• Are packed with vitamins and minerals
• Help maintain healthy weight
• Are an excellent source of fibre and antioxidants
• Help reduce risk of heart disease, stroke and some cancers.

Promotion of healthy eating can educate people about over reliance on convenience foods and takeaways which can be high in added salt, sugar or fat and should only be eaten in moderation.

By redistributing quality, healthy food re-plenish is helping more people, especially the vulnerable, eat their five a day and learn more about healthy diets.

The Food Standards Agency's Eat Well be Well aims to help people make healthy choices. It campaigns and provides information which stresses the importance of a healthy diet and safe storage and preparation of food. Again through the redistribution of food re-plenish can help to make a difference.

DEFRA has produced a waste strategy for England and Wales which again fits well with the aims of re-plenish. They have drawn up a waste hierarchy which fits in well with our vision showing waste prevention and re-use to be first choice of action followed by recycling and energy recovery. Not surprisingly ‘disposal’ is right at the bottom of the list.