Tragically, despite running our very own fleet of electric vans (the Pret Charity Run), a few of our shops have no regular charities willing to collect our fresh, natural food at the end of the day. If you run a charity in need of good food, let us know. Call Edward Metcalfe on 020 7932 3339.

The Pret Charity Run operates a fleet of electric vans that deliver over 12,000 fresh meals to numerous shelters for the homeless in London every week. Many charities across the UK collect directly from our shops at the end of each day too. In total, Pret donates over 1.7 million products to charities for the homeless across the UK every year with the added benefit of ensuring our fresh natural food goes to the homeless at the end of the day and not to landfill. In fact, this prevents up to 250 tonnes of food from ending up in landfill.

Our goal is to avoid landfill at all costs; we know it's bad for the environment, that they are filling up fast and that they are becoming increasingly expensive. Getting our recycling schemes bedded in is essential. We've rolled out back of house recycling as well and are currently investigating the composting of food waste generated in our kitchens, items like tomato ends, bread crusts and coffee grinds, but it's not as easy as it sounds. So far we haven't found a solution but if you know anyone who could help us, please call Nicki on 020 7932 3385.

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