Too Good To Go: A free way to find food that's too good to waste

Connecting customers with businesses that have leftover food, the Too Good To Go app is free to download, simple to use and helps to avoid waste

Kate O'Callaghan of O'Callaghan's Cafe and Delicatessen in Mitchelstown, Co Cork. Pic: David Keane.

WE waste 800,000 tonnes of food every year in Ireland. It’s a shocking amount, with much of that discarded food going to landfill, generating significant amounts of greenhouse gas, and contributing to climate change. According to recent figures from the Environmental Protection Agency, restaurants and food services created almost 25% of total food waste in 2021. 

This costs money — over €300 million per annum for these businesses - wastes resources and has a significant negative environmental impact.