This is disgusting

[dingit]

Yes it was on social media, but I don't doubt it at all

A quote from a refuse collector:
“In the past 2 weeks, we have seen a 30% increase in Food Waste collected from households, the additional weight is mainly fresh food that has gone out of date and was never even touched, some still in wrappers. Refuse and Recycling tonnages are on a par with post Christmas collections.
That's the shameful and selfish truth of panic buying.”

1. I’m finding it difficult to believe that people panic bought fresh fruit and veg.

1. Pre corona I made about 60-70 portions of food a week at home. I now make 121, plus snacks. Damn right my food waste has gone up!

I wouldn't judge, everyone needs to find their process. Yesterday I did an apple crumble as the apples were a bit past it, today we are having a veg, couscous concoction. I have a lot of onions and potatoes i need to dream something up with that - any ideas?

We are aware of food wastage but I would say we have got it quite right. As food becomes more difficult to get, we will be learning very quickly.

We compost & have a dog. I felt guilty for actually using by waste food bin this week (used it about 6 times in past year). Had some lamb bones.

Barb because the food was years out of date and not edible 🤔

I am not sure why people have been panic buying fresh fruit and veggies which have a shelf life.
I recognise the government have been giving mixed messages, ie only buy what you need, etc but also don't go out unless necessary and if your household have symptoms self isolate for 2 weeks.
Therefore, one is inclined to think we should have 2 weeks of 'storage' style food, incase we cant go out, or someone in the house shows symptoms of the CV.
But surely, this is tins and dried food, rather than fresh.
I admit to buying a bag of bread flour and some lentils, which I will obviously use at some point.

In terms of day to day, I definitely have less waste as being very careful to use up leftovers properly, plan meals better etc.

However, I did have to throw some food away this week. That was stuff i'd had in my freezer, lurking at the bottom, out of date and unusable. I'm quite ashamed really. It amounted to about a bag full, mostly frozen leftovers, a pack of sausages, some smoothie mixes that we didn't like but still kept.

However, that's been done now and I have organised what I have properly.

I haven't panic bought and we've been isolated due to infection so after a restock, we have enough "normal" food for this week plus a couple of days. I could manage to feed us for around another week using some interesting combinations rather than what i would normally cook. I would say that is about normal. Not that I've been out much, once since my isolation ended, but it doesn't seem as if fresh stuff is too much of an issue so just buy what you need.

I haven't put any more out but currently have a bag of potatoes that are sprouting and going rotten. I feel terribly embarrassed and guilty about them, wish I hadn't bought them but a couple of weeks or more ago, fancied a couple of jacket potatoes and ordered from the milkman, then forgot/had other things to eat. They were in a box on their own.

What makes it worse is the milkman can no longer supply any fresh fruit or veg until things improve.

They'll go in a compostable bag into the green topped bin for collection on Wednesday, hopefully nobody will notice. I don't make a habit of it and my 'green' refuse has not increased at all, if anything it's less.

Did they check the dates? I think some people have probably just cleared out the crap at the back that nobody touches to make way for the new stuff.

@Lynda07 - if they're sprouting, and you have a garden or tubs then try planting them.

I've been trying to find the source of this , no luck yet. I would really like to know if its true.

Surely makes more sense to panic buy things that last such as tinned and frozen products.

Ariela Mon 23-Mar-20 15:05:12
@Lynda07 - if they're sprouting, and you have a garden or tubs then try planting them.
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I did actually think of it, might do it tomorrow if I can find somewhere in the garden that's suitable.

Thank you!

For the charmers that said I was talking 'garbage'

www.ladbible.com/news/news-councillor-shares-photos-of-wheelie-bins-overflowing-with-fresh-food-20200327?source=facebook