Household food waste in the UK fell by 1.1 million tonnes over the last three years - enough to fill Wembley Stadium.
In response to the announcement, by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), Councillor Ian Lake, Surrey County Council’s member for transport and environment said: “It’s encouraging to see people are throwing out less food which saves money and benefits the environment. However, there is still more to do. An average family wastes £50 a month by binning food that could still be eaten, which is the equivalent of throwing away one in five shopping bags.”
Each year Surrey County Council spends £7.6 million of taxpayers money disposing of household food waste. To combat this the council have organised a Love Food Surrey campaign.
The campaign offers the public receipe ideas for left-overs, showing them how they can shop smarter and store food for longer.
For more information visit lovefoodsurrey.com
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