Reducing food waste

We’re back with a new sustainability challenge for the first month of 2021! For new readers and for those of us that need a refresher on these challenges, here is a little recap: It all started last January when I launched a challenge to stop buying plastic water bottles entirely. Since that day a year […]

Food waste is a big problem that is costing us a lot of money. Taking a few simple steps can help you reduce your food waste and save a lot of money.

Around 88 million tonnes of food is wasted in the EU every year, with more than half coming from households5, but we can all take action by changing the way we shop, cook, and plan our meals to avoid wasting food, money, and resources.1

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Sharing more than 40 tips and suggestions to stop food waste. Reducing food waste will be helpful to both your wallet and the environment.

Today is the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. Yes, food waste is such a big deal that the UN has decided to dedicate a day to it, and we think it’s a great opportunity to share some useful tips about how each and every one of us can waste less food!

How to reduce food waste. Tips on how to reuse everything from apple peels to zucchini tops, stale bread, bacon grease, cauliflower leaves etc.

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This would fill 23 million 40-tonne trucks. Bumper-to-bumper, enough to circle the Earth seven times. The UN Environment Programme's Food Waste Index revealed that 17% of the food available to consumers - in shops, households and restaurants - goes directly into the bin. Some 60% of that waste is in the home. Wasted food is responsible for 8-10% of GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, so if food waste was a country, it would be the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet.

How much food waste do we produce daily? Why start a compost to alleviate it? #compost #composting #procedure #foodscraps #food #compostable #soil #material #fruit #vegetables #pile #dirt