MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION TO REDUCE YOUR
WASTE!
It’s time to make a New Year’s
Resolution so why not make one that you can stick to?
Up to a third of the waste that goes into our
bins is food waste,– that’s like buying three shopping bags of food
and throwing one straight in the bin! By thinking about
the food they buy, the average family could save over £600 pa and
help the environment. Food waste rots in landfill sites and
releases greenhouse-damaging methane. Organic waste sent to
landfill is unable to decompose properly and gives off methane
which is twenty times more powerful than carbon dioxide.
Councillor Paul Johns, Purbeck District
Council said: “A huge amount of our resources are wasted in
the production, packaging, transportation and storage of food,
which adds a great burden to our environment.”
Jan Dutton, Senior Environmental Services
Officer at Purbeck District Council said: “If you reduce your waste
not only will you be helping to save the planet, but your pocket
too! With climate change and the credit crunch what a
fantastic way to do something really worthwhile in the New
Year!”
The Love Food Hate Waste Campaign offers lots
of advice on how to reduce food waste and has some tasty recipes
too. Contact the Love Food Hate Waste Helpline on 01305
225002 to find out more or visit the Love Food Hate Waste
site.
Jan added: “Why not compost too?
Even if you only have a small garden it will flourish with the
lovely compost that you can make from fruit and veg peelings, tea
bags, coffee grinds, egg shells and scrunched up paper, amongst
other things”. For more information on reduced rate
composters go to Recycle Now or contact
the Helpline for a leaflet, 0845 600 0323.
Much unnecessary paper is wasted through the
junk mail that pops through our letter boxes! Why not
try to put an end to it by contacting the Mailing Preference Service? You
can also email mps@dma.org.uk or phone 0845 703 4599.
For more information ring the Helpline on 01929 557279.
Links:
Contact:
- Jan Dutton, Senior Environmental Services Officer, Purbeck
District Council, 01929 557281
- Love Food Hate Waste Helpline 01305 225002
- Mailing Preference Service 0845 703 4599
- Recycle for Purbeck Helpline 01929 557279
- Recycle Now 0845 600 0323