Food Waste
Only 22% of the food we throw away in North Herts is being composted via the brown bin. Although you can place ALL food, cooked or raw into the brown bin the average contents of a grey bin in North Herts is made up of a third food waste. This is around 7000 tonnes – costing approximately £500,000 every year to landfill! NHDC’s Waste and Recycling team’s campaign for 2011/12 is tackling the growing financial and environmental costs of food waste by helping residents to reduce and recycle their food.
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How are we doing it?
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Roadshows |
Visit our events webpage to find out more about the various food waste promotions we hold every year and how you can get involved. |
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Community talks |
Contact the Waste Team on 01462 474541 to arrange a FREE recycling talk for your school or community group. |
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Supermarket events |
See our events webpage to find out when we will next be at your local store and come along for some food-saving advice. |
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Outlook |
We will keep you up to date with recycling and waste news in the quarterly Outlook. magazine. Last year we were able to congratulate our residents for recycling a whopping 50% of your waste! |
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Green Pages |
Keep a look out for our Green Pages in The Comet and Roysyon Crow for updates on our service and tips for a greener lifestyle. |
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Recipe cards for leftovers |
You can download a selection of recipe cards on our How to…make the most of your food webpage or visit Love Food Hate Waste |
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Food Waste Family Challenge |
If you were not lucky enough to participate in our Food Waste Family Challenge, use the Love Food Hate Waste diary |
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2012 will see the majority of schools on the North Herts Trade Waste service benefiting from compost collections of food and card waste as well as paper, tins and glass for recycling. |
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Christmas food waste campaign |
Keep checking our webpage for information about our 2011 Christmas food waste campaign |
