It is well documented that our addiction to meat and dairy is harming the planet, emitting nearly 15% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Campaigns like Veganuary encourage us to switch to plant-based diets in order to reduce our impact on the climate. Because of this, veganism is on the rise and many of us, especially in January, are thinking more consciously…
During the busy festive season, there are so many things to keep track of that being mindful of how we treat the planet can often take the back seat. However, we know that climate change waits for no one (not even Santa!).
So here are some curiously creative ways you can incorporate sustainability practices into your festive traditions from our guest writer, Brian!
My food shop has been made up of ‘Yellow Stickers’ for the last decade; the food reduced by stores on its best before, use by, date, to avoid it being wasted. Food products can also be reduced to manage stock, because of faulty packaging, changes in products; reductions can be as big as 90% off! When I’m not knee deep in supermarket…
What’s Going On Here? An area larger than China is used to grow food that is never eaten, and the average UK family throws away £730 of unused food a year. That’s why the fact that already over 3.4 million people around the world signed up to anti-food-waste apps made us smile this week and further shows that eco-conscious consumerism is on…
What’s Going On Here? Over 280,000 tons of food is reported to be wasted by the UK’s ten largest supermarkets every year. This amounts to the equivalent of a whopping 190 million meals. What’s Does This Mean? Data for 2019-20 revealed that a substantial amount of edible food produced by Britain’s supermarket giants is either used for anaerobic digestion or to feed…
What’s Going On Here? 720 million eggs were wasted in 2018 in the UK alone, over out-of-date fears and people failing to conduct the ‘water test’. What Does This Mean? Figures hatched by the British Egg Industry Council shows egg sales in the UK rose by 4% last year which translates to a whopping 7.2bn eggs. However, despite this growth in eggy appetite,…
What’s Going On Here? Last year we wrote about Winnow Solutions, the food waste innovators developing digital tools to help chefs run more sustainable kitchens. This week they’ve announced the release of a new tool which means restaurant food waste can be monitored and quantified without kitchen staff doing as much as lifting a finger. What Does This Mean? Winnow’s AI-enabled food bin is…
What’s Going On Here? Our good friends: Global Action Plan (GAP) Youth Panel have launched a faaantastic new campaign that is aiming to help us all reduce take-away waste from our lives! #LongLiveTheLunchBox What Is Long Live The Lunchbox? The new initiative asking restaurants and cafes of the UK to inform customers that they accept their containers. Just as we have seen…
What’s Going On Here? A blockchain start-up, INS Ecosystem, has announced its ambitious intentions to reinvent the food industry. It aims to decentralise the grocery market by connecting producers directly to consumers using blockchain technology. What Does This Mean? One problem is waste. Supermarkets are built around avoiding stock shortages, not avoiding waste. This means that in countries like the UK retailers oversupply and waste…
