food waste
At The Co-operative we know it’s important to help you and your family plan your shop and store your food to ensure the pennies stretch.
Our friends at Love Food Hate Waste estimate that if a family cuts out food waste at home they could save up to £50 a month! Find out some of their top tips here >
What is the Co-operative doing to help you reduce food waste?
The Co-operative Food is working hard to help you keep your food fresh for longer. For example, we were the first to put instructions which tell you how to store fruit and veg on the bags you select yourself to put them in.
We've introduced clear and concise storage instructions on fruit and vegetables packs and we’re constantly looking at our packaging to extend the freshness of products. To find out how you can get the most out of the food youbuy click here
We’re also seeking to reduce food waste in our stores and depots. Where food waste is unavoidable, we work with thecharity Fareshare who take away food which we cannot sell in store and turn it into meals for vulnerable people.
What can you do at home to reduce food waste?
There are many little changes which can be made to help reduce food waste at home.
Looking carefully at storage instructions can help you make sure food lasts as long as possible, giving you longer to eat it. The Co-operative is helping you by including a new logo on fresh fruit and vegetable packs which lets you know where they would be best stored to preserve freshness and quality.
Using a shopping list and meal planners can help you save time and money. Check out our recipe pages where you’ll find lots of great ideas for planned meals.
Love Food Hate Waste also have a meal planner and shopping list online which you can use to help you and a tool for getting your portions right.
Food waste facts
- UK households throw away 7.2m tonnes of food each year. This is equal to 1/5 of the food we buy.
- More than 60% of this could have been eaten.
- This is equal to £480 per year for each household and £680 per year for each household with children, and has the same environmental impact as 1/5 of the cars on UK roads.
- About 25% of the food that is thrown away and that could have been eaten, is fresh fruit & vegetables
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