Consumer Corner: Reducing food waste can cut costs for your household

Do you know your food wastage footprint? Shop smarter and boost your sustainability credentials with these tips

Girl taking bag with frozen mixed vegetables from refrigerator.

As the cost of food continues to soar, there’s very little we can do about the price we have to pay but we can make changes elsewhere. If you find yourself constantly dumping uneaten food in the bin, now could be a great time to start thinking differently about how you do things. 

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue recently said that when we think of food waste, we think of the amount of food we put in our waste bins without contemplating the reasons why we put it there. Being mindful of these reasons can have a positive knock-on effect, he says.