In Greater Manchester 140,000 tonnes of food waste is put in general waste bins. Three quarters of this food waste could have been avoided too. We are working with councils across Greater Manchester to encourage residents to reduce and recycle their food waste.
Follow our tips below for ‘Buy, Keep, Eat, Repeat’, to help you plan your scran, store your food right, use up leftovers and recycle food in your food caddy or bin!
Here’s our quick handy guide to technology that makes it easier to change your habits and waste less.
Some restaurants and supermarkets sell their surplus food at the end of the day for a very discounted fee
Fancy composting but you don’t have the facility? This app lets you find someone nearby with the facility that is happy to accept your scraps!
Just like no waste no waste this app helps you keep track of what you have in order to buy less and waste less
If you have overbought, you can share with your neighbours what you have that you think you will not use
Lets you keep track of what you have and how long they have left to use! You can even scan product barcodes to make it more accurate. Very handy to avoid over buying!
If you’re the type of person who always forgets something when grocery shopping, this app is a must.
LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE
https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
Here you can find blogs, recipes, ways to get involved in the fight against food waste!
HUBBUB
https://www.hubbub.org.uk
Hubbub are great at giving handy tips on how to do better for the environment, from blogs, to recipes they have something for everyone
Seasonal food is bought and consumed around the time that it is harvested; local food is produced, grown and processed within 30 miles of the store.
So what are the benefits of eating what is in season?
Eating fruit and veg that are in season can help you save money!
The moment fruit and veg are harvested they start to lose their nutritional value. So the quicker you can get them to your plate the better they are for you.
once veg and fruit are out of season they will need to be transported thousands of miles to reach our kitchen, transportation depends on how quickly they will go off meaning some of your favourites will contribute more to our carbon footprint than others!
By sticking to seasonal veg and fruit we can reduce our carbon footprint and doing the right thing for the planet.
Seasonal veg and fruit will last longer after you have bought them they are less likely to be thrown away, reducing the amount of food we waste.
Asparagus, Carrots, Cauliflowers, Celeriac, Cucumbers, Curly Kale, Purple Sprouting Broccoli,u003cbru003eSavoy, Cabbage, Sorrel, Spinach, Spring Greens, Spring Onion, Watercress, Gooseberries, Rhubarb
Beetroots, Broad Beans, Carrots, Cauliflowers, Courgettes, Cucumber, Fennel Fresh, Peas, Garlic, Green Beans, Lettuce, Salad Leaves, New potatoes, Radishes, Runner Bean, Sage, Salad Onions, Squash, Tomatoes, Watercress, Blueberries, Currants, Elderflower Berries, Greengages, Loganberries, Plums, Raspberries, Strawberries, Tayberries
Field Mushrooms, Lettuce, Marrow, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Rocket, Squashes, Sweetcorn, Watercress, Apples, Blackberries, Damsons, Elderberries, Pears, Plums, Sloes
Bay Leaves, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celeriac, Curly Kale, Fennel, Leeks, Parsnips, Potatoes, Red Cabbage, Swede, Turnips, Apples, Pears, Quince
Here’s some videos to find out more about how to recycle your food waste, and what happens to it!
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