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Recovering wasted food in the UK

Campaigners work to recover food that does not meet supermarket cosmetic and size standards.
Last Modified: 19 Feb 2013 11:55

Supermarkets around the world insist on having the very best products on their shelves - so much so that they're willing to throw away perfectly edible food, because it doesn't fit their size and cosmetic standards.

Al Jazeera's Laurence Lee reports from Kent in the UK on how campaigners are trying to save that waste.

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