Love Food Hate Waste
If you only have time on this visit to read the first sentence,
this is the thought we want you to take away:
Good food is something to love
and relish, and we can do more to cut down on how much we
waste.
Food accounts for about 20% of household waste. Surprisingly we
throw away more food than packaging.
- WRAP (the Waste Resources Action Programme) show that around a
third of all the food we buy in the UK ends up being thrown away.
Whilst some of this waste is not edible (bones etc) there is plenty
of good food that could have been eaten.
- The average household spends £400 on food per year that was not
eaten.
- In the UK we throw away 6.7 million tonnes of food each year.
Much of this ends up in landfill sites.
- The wasted food ends up in landfill, unable to decompose
properly because, squashed under all the other waste, it doesn’t
have any access to air. So instead methane, a powerful greenhouse
gas, is produced which contributes to global warming.
So, is there anything practical that we can do at home to enjoy
the food we buy whilst doing our bit to cut how much we waste?
Thankfully, there is.
All 14 Kent councils have joined forces with Wrap on a great new
campaign called “Love Food Hate Waste”. You’ll see coverage in
newspapers and magazines. In Kent, we’re the only county in the
country where you’ll also see it on billboards, buses, bus stops
and in schools.
Want to know what the campaign looks like?
Easy – just visit the Love Food Hate Waste campaign website to
see how a pear and a tomato are the stars of the campaign www.lovefoodhatewaste.com
The councils are Kent County Council, Medway Council and the
district/borough councils of: Ashford, Canterbury, Dartford, Dover,
Gravesham, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Shepway, Swale, Thanet, Tunbridge
Wells, Tonbridge & Malling and Thanet. Our statement of support
is that:
“All the councils in Kent and Medway are proud to be among the
first to support the Love Food Hate Waste campaign. Kent is known
worldwide as the 'Garden of England'. Our high quality fruit and
vegetables are enjoyed and savoured across the county. It is always
sad when such tasty and wonderful food goes to waste. Cutting food
waste also helps to protect the environment.
We wholeheartedly encourage everyone to “Love Food Hate
Waste”.
Free Leaflet
For a free leaflet on storage of food, perfect portions, use by
and best before dates please send an email to recycling@dover.gov.uk -
remember to include your name and address.
Contact
Dover District Council Wasteline:
01304 872428
Email: waste@dover.gov.uk
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