Save some extra pounds for your pocket this spring!
Did you know that every year UK homes throw away £12 billion in wasted good food – the same as £50 a month for a family?
We could all do with some extra pounds in our purse this year, and that is why the Warwickshire Waste Partnership is linking up with 32 other West Midlands local authorities to help you make the most of the food you buy and save money.
Launching tomorrow (March 8), the West Midlands Love Food Hate Waste campaign will be running events such as talks and cookery workshops, offering inspiration and information across the region. Warwickshire is hosting roadshows at Warwick, Rugby and Nuneaton.
The campaign, which will last for four months, aims to help residents make more of the food they buy, reduce food waste sent to landfill and save money. If your local community group would like to get involved, get in touch with the county council or visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/waste
Local authorities across the West Midlands want to help everyone in the region make the most of the food we all buy and avoid throwing it away. This will help to save the local authority money from not having to pay money to dispose of it. In fact it is not just about saving money; the greenhouse gas emissions associated with food and drink waste amounts to approximately 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year - which is the equivalent of one in four cars on UK roads.
Research released by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) in 2009 showed that over eight million tonnes of food and drink is wasted in UK homes every year – that’s enough to fill Wembley Stadium eight times. Just think of all that good food and money going straight in the bin!
Cllr Alan Cockburn, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Environment and Economy and chair of the Warwickshire Waste Partnership, said: “We throw food out for two main reasons: we cook or prepare too much or food goes off before we’re able to eat it. Everyone can benefit from making more of the food they buy.”
Visit http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for more information on how to make the most of the food you buy and save money