Bernard O'Shea: My surprising key to winning the food waste battle

The unlikely connection between my articles on shopping bags, composting and my Instagram addiction led to an answer to a pressing question that has been bothering me for quite some time - why do I waste so much food?
Bernard O'Shea, food waste warrior. Pic: Brian Arthur

Bernard O'Shea, food waste warrior. Pic: Brian Arthur

The unlikely connection between my articles on shopping bags, composting and my Instagram addiction led to an answer to a pressing question that has been bothering me for quite some time. Why do I waste so much food?

I love grocery shopping. There I said it. A weight has been lifted off me. It’s almost shameful to reveal my secret frozen-isle fetish, but now it’s out there, and I’m free.

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