In 1997, after the Labour government came to power, Straw asked Sir William Macpherson to enquireinto how public institutions could judge how well they were addressing the needs of an ethnically diverse society - focussing on the Met.
Certainly travellers can finish up meals, avoid buffets, enquire about food waste when they check into hotels and choose properties, cruise-lines and tour operators that have programmes in place to reduce or recycle wastage.