More than 300,000 meals saved from bin by Food Waste Heroes

Some 330,000 meals have been saved from ending up on the rubbish heap in Ireland in the past year due to the efforts of some 1,800 volunteers using the Olio free sharing app (Olio/PA)

Some 330,000 meals have been saved from ending up on the rubbish heap in Ireland in the past year due to the efforts of some 1,800 volunteers using the Olio free sharing app.

About 15,000 of these meals were saved from the bin during Christmas week.