10 June 2016
It has been estimated that 16 million tonnes of food are wasted every year in the UK. Avoidable food waste costs Scotland over £1 billion. Here are a few tips on what you can do to reduce your food waste.
Employees:
- Have compost bins in your kitchen at home and in the office.
- Plan you meals for the week.
- Use your leftovers as your lunch for the next day.
- Suggest a space in the fridge for food exchanges (bought too much of something, and it is coming close to its date, a colleague may be interested)
- Tips to use left-over food can be found here http://scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com/, website championed by our partner Zero Waste Scotland
Food and Drink Business or retailer:
- Review your processes and see if you can improve its efficiency
- Find new solutions to reduce your waste, maybe by composting (an interesting source of information : http://www.foodwastenetwork.org.uk/ an initiative created by our 2010 & 2013 winners Vegware)
- Find an innovative way to change your waste into a resource. (See 2014 Winner Peel Tech)
- Donate Food coming to its expiry date to food banks
Are you part of a team promoting green initiatives in your office? Have you made changes in your management to reduce your waste and be more efficient? Then have a look at our VIBES awards 2016 categories.