A few fun recipe ideas
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Why its important not to waste food
Scottish households throw away 630,000 tonnes of food waste every year. Over two thirds of this could have been avoided if it had been planned, stored and managed better. Avoidable food waste costs Scotland over £1 billion. Avoidable household food waste in Scotland would fill:
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5,459,770 bins
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36,190 bin lorries
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362 km bin lorries lined up (equivalent driving Perth to John O'Groats; or Glasgow to Fort Williams and back)
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524 Commonwealth Games/Olympic sized swimming pools
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Zero Waste Scotland champions the Love Food Hate Waste programme that helps individuals and organisations to reduce their food waste through innovative recipes, tips on portion sizes and the correct way to store food to keep it fresher for longer. (Zero Waste Scotland website Feb 2018)
Love Food Hate Waste
This fantastic website is full of fun and interesting ways to avoid wasting food and saving you money.
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Some of the biggest savings can be made from making the smallest changes
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Forr more information on how to LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE click here
So you think climate change doesn't affect YOU
If you're already fed up with Scottish summers be warned. Climate change is likely to increase. Since 1965 the west of Scotland has seen a 67 - 69% increase in precipitation leading to more flooding .. and increased risk of damage to roads and buildings.
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Source: Dr Caroline Homes. The Edinburgh News. 19 June 2015
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Home Composting
Did you know Scotland throws away fruit and veg equal to 1 BILLION portions of our 5-a-day - that's 4 portions per person per week.
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Much of this could be composted at home. Greener Scotland can help with information on composting and other fantastic useful tips
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For more info click here
