Reduce Food Waste

Reducing your food waste is not only good for the environment, but it can also save money.

Recent analysis of our waste in South Ayrshire has shown that food makes up roughly a third of what we throw away in our general rubbish bins.   This equates to 460,000 tonnes of food being thrown away by households in Scotland every year—enough to fill 184 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Even more concerning, 73% of this food was edible and meant for consumption.  

Sending waste for incineration is expensive and whilst it can produce energy from food waste, the process is inefficient and comes at a significant environmental cost due to the harmful chemicals and pollutants created which can get into the air, water and food chain, and the process creates high CO2 emissions.

Financially, this waste costs about £1.3 billion per year or roughly £480 per household to dispose of.

Good Food Habits

Why not try including some simple food habits in your weekly routine?  It may help to remove a lot of the stress around shopping, planning, preparing and cooking food, saving you both time and money. 

We have partnered with Love Food Hate Waste Scotland where you can find lots of helpful hints, tips and guidance to help you get the greatest value from your food, making sure its eaten and not binned. More information is available at https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/good-food-habits

NHS Healthy Weight App

The NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Improvement Team have developed a Healthy Weight app which has lots of useful information on a wide range of health, including recipes, regular updates and new weekly contents.  You can download the app on your mobile phone using the QR codes below.