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Most of us don’t realise the amount of food that we throw away. It is estimated that over a third of the food we buy in Scotland is thrown directly in the bin and at least half of this could have been eaten!

Below are some food waste facts:

Over £889m worth of food is wasted by consumers in Scotland each year. That’s an average of £410 per household!

• If we stopped wasting all this food, we could prevent the equivalent of 1.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released each year in Scotland. This is the same as taking 1 in 4 cars off the road.
• Around 587,000 tonnes of food waste is thrown out by Scottish households each year.

You can reduce the amount of food waste that you create by:

• Planning your shopping
• Storing your food properly
• Portioning your food to reduce leftovers
• Using leftovers to cook tasty meals

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign provides a range of hints/tips for reducing the amount of food waste we produce. Click on the Love Food Hate Waste website link below for recipes and advice from chefs, food writers and food nutritionists and householders are encouraged to share their hints and tips on the website forum.

More Information:

• Love Food Hate Waste website

 

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This information is provided by the Waste Management Department