GGGrrrrrrr..........

Morning Peeps,

I am a cross bunny today! Want to know why? Read on...

I live by the mantra 'Reduce, Re-use, Recycle'

and  'Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without'.

So when I saw a garbage truck this morning with a HUGE poster on the side showing a pile of dirty plates with a mountain of food on and the tag line 'Too Much on Your Plate?' with the intention of reminding us to recycle our food waste into the little plastic tubs the local council has dished out, I saw RED.

For goodness sake, what is going on here?

 

If you find yourself with food left over on your plate I suggest the following:

 

1)  Don't cook so much in the first place! Result: save money, lose weight, zero waste

 

2)  If, by chance, you have cooked too much, can you serve it again tomorrow as part of another dish?

 

3)  Can you portion it up and freeze for another day?

 

 

4)  Can you put it in a plastic tub and take it to work to reheat the following day (thus saving having to buy expensive sandwiches)

 

5)  If you have dogs, they are the best waste disposal units ever (do not feed onions, leeks, chocolate or grapes)

 

6) Don't have dogs? Feed your back garden chickens.

 

7) Don't have chickens?  Find a neighbour who does and donate ( I often get home from work to find my neighbour has popped some fruit or bread in the chicken run!!)

 

8) Put it in your compost bin - uncooked food only otherwise you will be visited by rats)

 

9)  If the leftovers contain bones i.e. chicken bones, use them to make stock. Not enough to make stock? Stick them in the freezer until you have gathered enough!

 

10)  If none of the above apply, THEN AND ONLY THEN put it in the council food recycling bin.

 

Cor blimey! It's not rocket science.  I wonder how much the council spent getting the advertising people to design that poster, then printing it, then pasting it on the side of the truck etc. etc. etc.....

 

Over to you, dear Reader, any other food waste suggestions?