Reducing food waste

 

Did you know that over a third of the food we buy in the UK ends up being thrown away (when most of this could have been eaten)?

If we all stop wasting food that  could have been eaten, the CO2 impact would be the equivalent of taking 1 in 5 cars off the road.

Reducing food waste is a big issue and costs the average family £420 a year. It also has serious environmental implications too.

Recycling and re-using old products, and composting your kitchen and garden waste makes an enormous difference.

But learning to reduce or minimise what we throw away in the first place is probably the best way of tackling the region’s waste mountain.

For a whole host of information and handy tips, advice and recipes for leftovers to help everyone waste less food, please see www.lovefoodhatewaste.com.

If you are holding a local community event and would like the Love Food Hate Waste Road show to attend please contact Jane Little-Smith, Merseyside Waste Prevention Officer, for availability:

Email: jane.little-smith@environmetal.sefton.gov.uk

Telephone: 0151 934 4822