Transcript: Waste reduction in daily life expandable sections

Supply and sourcing

• Do you estimate how much food you will need for a day or a week?
• Do you write a shopping list before heading to the supermarket?
• Do you eat in-season, locally grown or made products when you can?
• Do you choose options without plastic packaging when possible?

Transport and storage

• Do you consider where the food you’re buying or eating has come from, and how it has got to you?
• Do you store food to keep it as fresh for as long as possible?
• Do you use environmentally friendly storage containers?

Preparation and consumption

• Do you plan the meals you are going to make and use the food you have bought?
• Do you cook in batches when possible?
• Do you always eat the quantity of food you have bought and prepared?
• Do you get creative about using ingredients that will go bad if you don’t eat them soon?
• Do you keep leftovers for the following day, or freeze food so you can eat it later?

Disposal and reuse

• Do you separate your waste?
• Do you use your food scraps to make compost or use an organic waste bin?