Going Green - Ideas for shopping smarter and cutting down on food waste

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@ouronehome & visit https://onehome. org. uk/ for more advice. Q: Have you any ideas for wasting less food? Too often, I end up putting items from my fridge straight into the bin.

A: Reducing food waste is one way we can all cut our shopping bills, as well as help save the planet. In the UK we bin 6. 5 million tonnes of food each year, of which 4.

5 million tonnes is still edible. Plan ahead to cut down on food waste (photo: Adobe)That equates to a staggering £700 for an average family and lots of carbon emissions that could have been avoided.

Our grandparents had the right attitude to avoiding food waste. We could all do with embracing some good old-fashioned thriftiness!Here are some of my tips to get you started . . .