Why nothing on your plate needs to go to waste

Published - Monday, 02 August, 2010

The figures are stark. The UK wastes more than twenty million tonnes of food each year. The environmental costs of our food waste are enormous. It is estimated that 20 per cent of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions are associated with food production, distribution and storage and disposal.

Kate Cawley discusses the recycling options for food waste and states whilst waste is inevitable, the environmental damage is not. Full story click here.