Wasting Food: Bad for the Environment and Costly for You
The True Cost of Food Waste
Throwing away food isn’t just wasteful—it’s expensive. On average, buying food we don’t eat costs £250 per person each year, or £1,000 for a family of four.
The Environmental Impact
Food waste is a major contributor to global emissions, through fuel, transport, agriculture, packaging, manufacturing, retailing and even when we travel to collect food that ends up uneaten.
And here’s the shocking part: 73% of the food we throw away at home could have been eaten if we’d taken more care (Source: WRAP).
Here are recipe’s that will help you use up 6 of the top wasted ingredients in the UK and recipes created by Leicestershire residents in the Recipe Challenge
