Love Food Hate Waste

The average Scottish household spends £430 per year on food and drink that is thrown out!

Click here for WRAP's other findings on food and drink waste in Scotland.

If we stopped wasting all this food, we could prevent the equivalent of 1.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year in Scotland. This is the same as taking 1 in 4 cars off the road.

When the food waste gets to the landfill site it gives off methane as it decomposes. Methane is a powerful green house gas, so reducing your food waste is a great way to contribute to fighting climate change as well as saving yourself money.

So Rowan is encouraging households to reduce the amount of food they throw out.To help stop food waste try our food waste diary.

Although composting or feeding pets your food waste stops it going into your bin, it is still better not to have the waste in the first place, given the amount of resources used to grow and transport food to your home.

Reduce your food waste

• Check the fridge & cupboards before you shop – eat what you’ve already got!  click on this great  love food hate waste video clip to find out how to manage your fridge/freezer contents!
• Only buy and cook as much as you can eat. 
• Freeze leftovers
• Check ‘use by’ dates regularly. 
• Measure out food before you cook. 
• Buy loose fruit and veg- buy just what you need and save packaging too.

Click on the WRAP Love Hate Waste image to find out more on their excellent website.  Alternatively, check out Waste Aware Scotland's Love Food Hate Waste site.