Yesterday marked the eighth annual ‘Stop Food Waste Day’, and while we might be a little late telling you about it, reducing food waste is something that we can try to do all year round!
One statistic that jumped out at me is that if just 25% of the food currently wasted was instead saved, it would be enough to feed 870 million people! On top of that, if food waste were a country, then it would be the third highest emitter of greenhouse gases on the planet.
If you consider the amount of effort that goes into growing, harvesting, processing, delivering and cooking food, only for us to throw it in the bin and have it end up in a landfill? That is such a huge waste of energy, all just for the sake of convenience. These landfills not only produce the harmful greenhouse gases, but they can lead to habitat destruction and decreased biodiversity.
If you want to learn a little more about what can be done to reduce food waste, head over to the Energy Saving Trust and take their quiz
here. If you’re in Scotland, they also offer free workplace ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ workshops.
The official
Stop Food Waste Day website has several resources and tips, and even a free cookbook! Their social media is a great place to get regular hints and tips.
From independent bakeries, to big chain grocery stores, all fall victim to unsold food needing to be thrown away at the end of the day. That’s where
Too Good To Go comes in!
Too Good To Go is an app that lets businesses sell off a ‘surprise bag’ of food for a massively reduced price at the end of the day that would otherwise get thrown in the bin, meaning they get to cover some of their costs while also helping to save the planet. If you want to buy yourself a ‘surprise bag’, simply download the app and take a look at what’s available in your area!
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