Ethan Ritchie

Tuesday 12 March 2019

Three Ways To Reduce Food Waste At Home

Food waste is a serious problem for our environment.  Every year, millions of pounds of food is thrown

out and rots in landfills.  The main issue of all this food being wasted is that it causes methane emissions which

is a major contributor to global warming and climate change.  There are many ways you can reduce food

waste in your own home.

To start reducing food waste, you can only buy what you need and avoid buying

in bulk. You can eat leftovers, and compost the rest, You can learn how to store food properly, and pay attention

to expiration dates. The first way to reduce food waste is to plan your meals in advance so that you only buy the

food you need.  By planning your meals, the food that you buy. has a better chance of being used and therefore less food will get wasted.  Buying food in bulk seems like a good idea to save money, but most of the time you end up throwing out food because it goes bad before you have a chance to eat it.

Next, Buy meal planning throughout the week, you can also reduce food waste by eating the leftovers, either for lunches or for supper.  You can even add leftovers to your meal planning to be sure that you don’t forget about them. It is inevitable that some food will not get eaten, so it is important to take that food waste and compost it.  So much of the food that we throw away can be composted which is a natural fertiliser for plants and gardens.
Another way to reduce food waste is to learn how to store food properly and pay close attention to

expiration dates.  Storing food in the proper way is important to make sure that food lasts longer and

doesn’t go bad unnecessarily. By putting food items in proper containers, in the fridge or in the freezer

will ensure that the food you buy will stay fresher and last longer which will reduce food waste.  Paying

close attention to best before or expiration dates is another way to reduce food waste. If you have some

thing that has an expiry date, it’s good practice to eat that item first so that you don’t end up throwing it
away.
In conclusion, food waste is a very important issue in today’s society.  The amount of food that is being thrown away is wasteful and expensive. The harmful effects of all the food waste to the environment is dangerous and something each one of us should be trying to fix.  The ways to reduce food waste in our homes are simple, and if we all started doing our part, the impact on our world could be amazing.

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