[HappyHunter]

It's a load of rubbish as one-third of food binned

UP to a third of all food is thrown in the bin without being eaten, according to a new survey.

A UK study shows that almost 20% of all household waste is made up of food and, if applied to Ireland, it means that 337,000 tonnes of food waste is generated each year.

Half of this food could have been eaten, said Andrew Hetherington, the chief executive of recycling organisation Repak.

On the eve of Repak Recycling Week, Mr Hetherington pointed out that most of this ended up in landfill where it produced methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

"Retailers are bringing in food out of season because we want it. One-third of food we buy is thrown out, including the packaging. We need to change that attitude," he said.
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http://www.independent.ie/national-n...d-1490689.html

Buying only what we need of perishable goods is the best way.

HH