Steps to Recycle Your Food Waste Better
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Too Much
Food waste can make up half of the contents of a waste bin.
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More Potent
When food scraps end up in landfill it produces methane. If this gas is not captured, a greenhouse gas 25 times more potent than CO2 is released.
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Contamination
Food and liquids can't go in the recycling bin - it ruins the recycling process.
01 REDUCE
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Check what food you already have.
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Plan your meals for the week.
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Make a shopping list and stick to it.
02 REUSE
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Make lunch from leftovers.
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Freeze fruit for smoothies.
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Freeze veggie scraps for homemade snacks.
03 RECYCLE
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Start composting, set up a worm farm, get a Bokashi bucket or donate your food scraps to a community garden.