Food Waste
In Ireland there is over one million tonnes of food waste disposed of each year.
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Around 1/3 of this comes from households.
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Every household in Ireland is responsible for 1 Tonne of food waste. The cost per household is between €400 and €1000 per year.
60% is avoidable food waste - plate scrapings, leftovers, gone off fruit and veg and passed its date perishables
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20 % is potentially avoidable food waste – things like bread crusts, potato skins
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20% is unavoidable food waste – general rubbish such as banana skins and chicken bones
The main reason people waste food is that they buy too much or they don’t use it on time. By making small changes to how we manage food at home, we can reduce the amount of food we waste, and save money at the same time.
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We usually think of food waste at the end, when we throw the food in the bin. But stopping food waste starts at the point when we buy our groceries, and it continues at home where we store and cook the food we have bought. At each of these stages food waste can be avoided.
Food Waste Resources
