Love Food Hate Waste……passing the message on

Ylva Haglund & Miriam AdcockRegional Partnership Managers

Insert title here• Insert text here – 20pt, regularWRAP launched Love Food Hate Waste in

2007 to help UK households recognise and tackle the issue of food waste

In 2009, we carried out “The food we waste in Scotland” research.

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Love Food Hate Waste

Household food and drink waste in the UK

Total food and drink waste

Avoidable Possibly Avoidable Unavoidable

4.4m tonnes 1.4m tonnes 1.4m tonnes

7.2m tonnes

Household food and drink waste in Scotland

Avoidable

Prepared, served, or cooked too much

Not used in time

570,000 tonnes

Fresh Veg and Salads15%

Homemade meals5%

Desserts2%

Other1%

Milk8%

Bakery12%

Meat and Fish5%

Dried Foods4%

Fresh Fruit9%

Processed fruit1%

Drinks17%

Pre-prepared meals/ snacks

7%

Condiments etc4%

Processed Veg and Salads

4%

Confectionery and snacks

1%

Dairy (Ex Milk)5%

Household food and drink waste (by weight)

EACH DAY in Scotland, we throw away around…

Milk: 85,000 litres Bread: 68 tonnes Fizzy drinks: 63,000 litres

Output of 1300 cows 110,000 loaves 165,000 cans

Potatoes: 52 boxes Ready Meals: 38 tonnes 42,000 tatties 88,000 meals

Environmental Impact Producing, storing and transporting food uses energy and resources The equivalent to 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every yearIf we stopped wasting food it would be the equivalent to taking 1 in 4 cars off the roadFood in landfill generates methane -one of the most harmful greenhouse gases

Financial ImpactScottish householders are throwing away £1 billion worth of good food and drink every year.

£430 per household per year£550 per household with children per year

Savings of up to £35 a month

“It’s all the fault of the retailers”

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27% 22%

49%

What is the Courtauld Commitment?A voluntary agreement aimed at improving resource efficiency and reducing the carbon and wider environmental impact of the UK grocery retail sector.

And many more …

Courtauld Commitment targets:

To reduce the carbon impact of grocery packaging by 10%

To reduce UK household food and drink waste by 4%

To reduce grocery packaging waste in the supply chain by 5%

Helping consumers buy the right amount

Helping consumers keep food at its best

Practical Tips and Advice

It pays to plan

Know your dates Savvy storage Perfect portions

Lovely Leftovers

Five Key Behaviours

It pays to plan

Know your dates Savvy storage Perfect portions

Lovely Leftovers

Five Key Behaviours

It pays to plan

Know your dates Savvy storage Perfect portions

Lovely Leftovers

Five Key Behaviours

It pays to plan

Know your dates Savvy storage Perfect portions

Lovely Leftovers

Five Key Behaviours

It pays to plan

Know your dates Savvy storage Perfect portions

Lovely Leftovers

Five Key Behaviours

It pays to plan

Know your dates Savvy storage Perfect portions

Lovely Leftovers

Five Key Behaviours

Your role … passing the message on …

Getting pupils involved … ‘Ready Steady Cook’ for

using up leftovers Design a food waste poster Games around topics e.g.

guess how many portions, freezer game etc

Cooking lessons based around making 3 meals from a chicken

Do a food waste audit

Resources Volunteer groups

www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/volunteer www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/partners LFHW App www.lovefoodhatewaste.com Leaflets www.recyclenow.com/schools/reduce/ (UK

figures) www.greenerscotland.org/eating-greener/

resources www.ecoschoolsscotland.org/ http://appetiteforaction.org.uk/index.php

Curriculum for Excellence

Education Scotland website and leaflets; www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/f/foodidl.asp

www.ecoschoolsscotland.org/

Curriculum for Excellence• Technologies – TCH 0-02a; Within and beyond my place of learning, I can reduce, re-use and recycle resources I use, to help care for the environment.

NB. Using up leftovers, make as many meals from one food item (e.g. a chicken) as possible.

• Technologies – TCH 1-02a; Throughout my learning, I take appropriate action to ensure conservation of materials andresources, considering the impact of my actions on the environment.

NB. All the LFHW steps e.g. planning, storing, shopping etc.

Also TCH 2-02a, TCH 2-04a and TCH 2-11a

Curriculum for Excellence• Health and Wellbeing – HWB 2-36a; By investigating foodlabelling systems, I can begin to understand how to use them tomake healthy food choices.

NB. Understand labelling in terms of use-by dates, best before etc.

• Social Studies – SOC 2-08a; I can discuss the environmentalimpact of human activity and suggest ways in which we can livein a more environmentally-responsible way.

NB. Understand what happens to food waste in landfill and how to reduce the amount of food going to landfill.

Insert title here – 32pt, boldThank you very much for your time

https://www.facebook.com/#!/lovefoodhatewastescotlandhttps://twitter.com/LFHW_UKwww.lovefoodhatewaste.com

Miriam – miriam.adcock@zerowastescotland.org.uk 07711 388901Ylva – ylva.haglund@zerowastescotland.org.uk 07540 514599

Download the Love Food Hate Waste mobile app on Android; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lfhw.tabtesting or iPhone; http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/love-food-hate-waste/id348154861?mt=8 (NB. The iphone version is currently off-line whilst the new version is being uploaded – should be on there in the next few days).