Dunedin City Council is one of 60 councils proud to support the Love Food Hate Waste New Zealand campaign.
Each year kiwis send thousands of tonnes of leftovers, expired food and food scraps to landfill. Estimates vary from 224,000 to 504,160 tonnes per year nationally. Food waste costs the average household $644 a year.
To help reduce your food waste at home, it’s a good idea to write a shopping list and stick to it.
Research from the Love Food Hate Waste campaign reveals 74% of people claim to use a shopping list, but only 55% stick to one.
The research found:
High food wasters in particular are especially likely to not follow their shopping list with only 36% of them writing a list before going shopping compared to the national average of 74%.
33% of shoppers admit that writing a shopping list would help them to reduce their food waste.
Get tips for reducing your food waste and saving money on the Love Food Hate Waste website (link to external website, new window) or follow the Facebook page (link to external website, new window).