Food Waste Costs £8 Billion
Per Year In The UK

7th November 2007

A shocking 6.7 million tonnes of wasted food are being shipped off to landfill sites every year and over £8 billion of our hard earned cash being squandered on produce we never get round to eating – so for every three bags of shopping we bring home, we effectively put one straight in the bin.

A new campaign, Love Food Hate Waste, has been launched to help us reduce the amount of food we waste, just by clever shopping and using leftovers.

Once rotting in landfill sites the waste food then releases 15 million tonnes of CO2 every year. Changing this would be like taking one in five cars off the UK roads, showing just how much difference a little bit of thought could make.

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign hopes to be able to provide consumers with information on what simple steps can be taken to combat the problem, which has a significant environmental impact.

Ainsley Harriott, the popular TV chef is supporting the campaign, along with several other chefs and well known celebrities: “The amount of food we throw away is criminal and we all need to take action and start changing our behaviour. That’s why I’m supporting Love Food Hate Waste,” says Ainsley Harriott.

“You don’t have to be a chef to know how to cut down on food waste, you just need to care about your food and your pocket and the rest will follow.”

Click Here to see Ainsley's food saving recipe advice in action.

For more information including tips on how to reduce food waste and save money visit www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

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