The average UK family throws away £700 worth of uneaten food a year. That means up to £60 worth of food that we buy every month ends up in the bin.
A typical household in our area throws away 2.4kg of food a week. Almost half of this food is binned before even being prepared or taken out of its packaging.
Wasting food is a habit we can easily break, by buying what we need and using up what we have means less goes to waste.
For tips on how to reduce your food waste visit the love food hate waste website.
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