Imagine a world where every bite counts, where each meal serves not just our hunger but also the planet. Stop Food Waste Day, April 24th, 2024: It’s not just about food, it’s about our future. Let reduce the food waste Ealing!
Did you know: we throw away that could have been eaten?
In the UK, about 9.5 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. Most of this ends up in landfill. Some people think it’s okay because food rots away, but in landfill it creates some of the most harmful and polluting greenhouse gases as it rots and adds to global warming.
If everyone in London froze their bread to make toast, we could save 2,600,000 slices from the bin every day? Yes, you read that right! Nearly 3 million slices of bread are currently ending up in the bin every single day – and that’s in London alone! Find out more at Eat Like a Londoner tips.
By working together, it soon adds up if you times each small action by 66 million people living in the UK. Plus, you’ll save money on your shopping bill too!
How can we save food in Ealing?
Let’s all do our bit to reduce food waste. Lets Stop food waste day has some great tips and recipes. Here are our top tips:
- Plan your meals to stop wasting money on groceries that you will not eat and go to waste
- Take a shelfie of your fridge before shopping to avoid doubling up on items. Or write a shopping list.
- Freeze leftovers to be enjoy at a later date.
- Storing food safely and correctly.
- Monitor your cupboards: Keep a track of your stock cupboards, ensuring you do not purchase excessive amounts of products.
- Create a compost heap in your garden. More advice here on Composting.
- Donate surplus food to charities or organisations, such as Ealing Food Bank or Ealing Soup Kitchen.
Organisations here to help
We have some great organisations helping us to reduce our food waste, such as:
- Olio pass on food and other items locally using this App.
- Too Good To Go works with various restaurants to ensure that none of their delicious food goes to waste.
- Karma App is a food rescue app that allows retailers to sell their surplus food
- Ealing Food Partnership aims to develop a strong food network; providing both residents and organisations with access to affordable, healthy, seasonal, and local food. Contact Abbie Pascoe-Apaw, Food Partnership Lead, email: pascoeapawa@ealing.gov.uk
- Fare share aims to combat this issue of food waste by redistributing goods to over 10,500 different charities
- The Felix Project collects fresh produce from supermarkets and hospitality venues that cannot be sold and donates them to charities
- City Harvest: Based in Acton they cover greater London and beyond by collecting and delivering free surplus food to families. They have over 375 partner and charities that include food banks, schools and hostels.
- Eat Like a Londoner will help you save money, eat better and help the planet.
- Love Food, Hate Waste: Discover some simple hacks, tips and guidance 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.
- Stop Food Waste is an organisation inspiring you, giving leftovers/ingredients a second life. To download a free Cookbook, click here.
Ealing Doorstep Collection for Food waste
Ealing Council collects Food waste weekly on the scheduled collection day. This includes residents of Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale and Southall. For full details go to Recycling in Ealing.
If you live in a flat above a shop, or in an estate you will need to use either the mixed clear sack recycling service, or you will have communal recycling facilities. Ealing Council are working to upgrade the communal recycling services to help you to recycle more. Check your recycling services to find out what is available to your property.
For your food waste caddy, you can line your food waste bin with newspaper or a compostable bag. This will help prevent smells and stops food waste sticking to the inside of your bin. Do not use plastic bags to line your food waste bins as this means you cannot recycle them. You can request a large food waste caddy from Ealing Council.
Reduce waste in Ealing
Every little thing you do, everyday, makes a huge difference. By working together, it soon adds up, if you times each small action that is taken by the 340 people living in our Ealing Borough. Plus, you’ll save money on your shopping bill too! Tag us on Facebook or X, or contact us with your food waste busting ideas.
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