Putting waste to use

With some careful Christmas planning, we can avoid throwing out too much food, Kya deLongchamps reports

A little bit of planning will ensure less food is thrown out in Irish homes.

ACCORDING to figures published this year by Stop Food Waste, a programme developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the National Waste Prevention Programme, food waste across is costing the average Irish household between €700-€1,000 a year. Some 30% of what we buy we simply throw out, equating to 280kgs per man, woman and child. Over Christmas, with concentration levels dimmed by the excitement of the holiday, the dumping of foodstuffs and their accompanying packaging becomes a Hedonistic tragedy in poor stock control.