High Peak residents are being encouraged to make small changes that could have a massive impact on reducing the amount of food thrown away each year.
Leading the calls on behalf of High Peak Borough Council and its waste partner AES is Jean Todd, Executive Councillor for Climate Change, Environment and Community Safety.
She said: “We can all make small changes which will make a big difference to the overall amount of food being wasted – and with food prices increasing that’s something I’m sure everyone will welcome.”
Sarah Clayton, from Love Food Hate Waste, said: “For the average family with children, the cost of binning food can be more than £700 per year.”
Top tips to avoid throwing food away include meal planning and making shopping lists to ensure you only buy what you need, using your freezer, and storing food correctly.
Cllr Todd said where food waste is unavoidable it should be put into the green-lidded bin so it can be recycled into compost.
In the UK, 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste is thrown away each year – of which around 4.5 million tonnes could have been eaten.
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