Food Waste Hero collections during Bank Holidays

If the business you’re collecting from is not listed on this page please speak to your Squad Captain or contact the store directly.

Remember, if food is confirmed at your site, reply to the OLH check-in to keep your slot. ✅

Collections over Easter 2025

Asda
You can collect as soon as you receive the confirmation message, which is typically sent around 2pm. This means collections are not impacted by Easter trading hours.

Boots

Please collect 30mins before closing time as stated on the Boots Website.

Collections from catered sites (offices, healthcare, defence base)

Please note that the break for Easter will be reflected directly in the system. We have paused collections on Good Friday 18th April and Easter Monday 21st of April.

However, we highly recommend calling the site directly to double-check when they will need collections during this time.

Collections from an education site (school and universities):

Please note that the break for Easter will be reflected directly in the system. We have paused collections from 14th April and will restart on 22nd April. 

However, we highly recommend calling the site directly to double-check if they will need a collection during this time.

Central England Co-op

Please collect 30 mins before closing time as stated on this link.

Holland & Barrett 

On-Demand only 

Iceland

Iceland will follow normal trading hours all weekend, except for the following:

For collections on Easter Sunday: Please check hours here

For collections within shopping centres: Please check with store staff and/or respond ‘no food’ to the OLH check-in

Midcounties Co-Op

Please collect 30 mins before closing time as stated on the Midcounties Co-op Website.

Planet Organic

TBC – please check with store staff and/or respond ‘no food’ to the OLH check-in

Sainsbury’s 

Please collect 15 mins before the closing time as stated on this link

SSP

Any changes to the collection times have been shared in the squad chat, please check the messages sent the days/weeks prior to the Bank Holidays. If in doubt, volunteers should call sites.

Please check here 

Tesco Ireland

Please check the Tesco store locator page for trading hours.

Tesco UK

Collection times will be changing over the Easter weekend, please check the Tesco store locator page for updated Easter trading hours 

Wholefoods

Please collect 30 minutes before closing time stated on this link.

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