Ways to cut down on food waste

YOU might think that, in a time of recession, people would make an effort not to waste food.

However, almost a third of the food we buy ends up in the bin. That means the innumerable tonnes of waste food goes to landfill sites every day of the week, stuff that could easily be composted or recycled in the home.

The results of national research recently carried out on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) give, pardon the pun, plenty of food for thought. For instance, 51% of Irish people admit throwing out food regularly