Get ready to make a change and reduce food waste in Ealing! It’s Food Waste Action Week from 18th to 24th March 2024. So stop wasting food and make our world better! We have some great tips on Eat Like a Londoner for cutting food waste and Love Food Hate Waste.
Food waste in Ealing: Are you aware that?
- 60% of the food that is wasted in the UK is wasted by citizens in their own homes.
- 4.7 million tonnes of food being thrown away every year, could have been eaten.
- Buying loose food could save 60,000 tonnes of food waste.
- Food waste is collected weekly which is then turned into fertiliser and energy in Ealing on your scheduled collection day. Find out more here Food Waste Recycling.
So this Food Waste Week, choose what you’ll use. As part of Food Waste Action Week Gino D’Acampo is celebrating all shoppers buying loose fruit and vegetables. That’s because we could save 60,000 tonnes of food waste every year by enabling people to buy closer to their needs.
Start buying loose fruit and veg today
- Write a flexible meal plan for the week: Take stock of what you already have in the kitchen, and a meal plan for the week ahead.
- Make a list of what you’ll need: When you plan what to cook, you’ll know exactly what ingredients you’ll need to buy. To help you buy the right amount, use our handy Portion Calculator.
- Stick to the list: When you’re in the supermarket or doing your online shop, tick things off and only buy the exact quantity you need.
Discover more simple hacks, tips and guidance at Love Food Hate Waste Good Food Habits to make the most of your food at home. Find out why it’s so crucial that we all do our bit to save our food from the bin – and protect our beautiful planet at the same time too.
Food Waste Action Week Partner Event
During Food Waste Action Week 2024, WRAP will be hosting an online partner event on to unite essential stakeholders to concentrate on preventing household food waste in the UK. This is an online event taking place on Thursday 21st March 2024 from 10.30 to 4.00 pm.
If you would like to sign up for the event, please book your tickets here.
One of the main events of the day is a panel discussion led by Sebastian Munden, who chairs the WRAP Board. This special session is by invitation only, exclusively for Voluntary Agreement members. During this session, our panellists from different sectors will share their insights and experiences. The focus will be on exploring ways to bring about significant, positive changes to speed up progress in preventing household food waste.
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