Love Food Hate Waste
A third of all the food we buy in Essex ends up in the bin - wasting money and contributing to climate change.
Love Food Hate Waste is a new campaign aiming to reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away, and Essex Council’s along with Essex residents have produced the ‘Food Lovers Cook Book’ to encourage people to make use of their leftovers.
The Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP) has launched the Love Food Hate Waste campaign to raise awareness of food waste, and provide us all with helpful and practical hints and tips on how to enjoy the food we buy, and cut down on the amount of good food that gets thrown away.
Most of what we throw away ends up in landfill sites, which contributes to climate change as it rots in landfill and produces methane, which is a very powerful greenhouse gas. A lot of food waste however could have been eaten, composted or simply not bought in the first place.
Preventing food waste is also great for our finances, as it is estimated that food waste costs the average household over £400 a year.
Download the Summer Recipe Card
Download the Food Lovers Cook Book Folder
Download the Food Lovers Recipe Cards
Download the Food Easter Recipe Cards
To request your free paper copy of the recipe book simply email your name and address to wastemanagement@essexcc.gov.uk or call 0845 603 7625. You can also opt to receive additional recipe cards to add to your folder when we produce them throughout the year. To ensure you get your additional recipe cards please state that you would like to receive them when you email or phone us.
