What are the 5 rules of zero waste?
The 5 R’s provide a new scheme for dealing with waste in our lives by helping us focus on our habits Lees meer
How can I reduce food waste?
Oscar van der Ven
2025-10-03 19:27:14
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Explore our food guide for plenty of easy ways to reduce your food waste.
From tasty recipes for simple meal ideas, easy ways to use up leftovers and how to store your food at home we've got you covered.
Fruit, except bananas and pineapples, keeps fresher for longer in the fridge.
Take out what you’ll eat that day so it's at room temperature for the best taste.
Colin van der Meer
2025-10-03 17:19:05
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Planning meals in advance, checking what food you have in the kitchen and writing a shopping list means you can avoid buying food that won’t get used.
Freezing food that is close to its use-by date means you can keep it for longer.
Leftover food can be kept in the fridge in a container and eaten another day or used to make another dish.
Cooking double quantities can reduce the amount of ingredients left over that might need to be thrown away.
Food is often safe to eat after its best-before so long as it passes the sight and smell test.
You can order food recycling bins for free.
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How to be more zero waste?
Refuse what you do not need. Reduce what you do need and cannot refuse. Reuse what you consume and Lees meer
Laura Malik
2025-10-03 16:54:26
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By reducing the amount of food waste generated in the first place, all the emissions involved in the production, processing, transportation and cooking of food won’t have been created.
The best thing to do with unavoidable food waste is recycle it using a food caddy or compost bin.
You can also pop any food scraps suitable for birds and wildlife outside to help Scotland's nature.