EATING WELL FOR A HEALTHY PLANET SENIOR FOOD PRODUCER TAMSIN BURNETT-HALL SAINSBURYSMAGAZINE.CO.UK/FOOD
NO DATE HELPS REDUCE WASTE
‘Best before’ dates are being removed from the labels of dozens of items of fresh produce, in order to help stop edible items going to waste unnecessarily. It’s estimated that a third of all food for human consumption has this fate, which accounts for up to 10% of greenhouse gas emissions globally. As a reminder, ‘use by’ dates are linked to food safety, whereas ‘best before’ dates indicate food quality. Cut waste (and save money) by judging on look, smell and taste.
SUSTAINABLE EATING
A must-have cookbook and guide for food lovers who want to be greener, with recipes and tips on growing, foraging, freezing and eating with the seasons. A Good Appetite: Eating for Planet, Body and Soul by Jenny Chandler (National Trust Books, £20). Out 13 April
3 WAY STO... get your recycling right
1. CRUMPLE IT Small pieces of foil (such as peel-off lids) can get missed by machines in the recycling process. Ball them up with other pieces of foil so that they form roughly tennis-ball-size clumps that will be more easily detected.
2. CHECK YOUR COMPOST Just because something is labelled compostable (such as a disposable coffee cup) doesn’t mean you can compost it at home or via food waste. Only do this with items labelled ‘home compostable’, and make sure to keep compostable plastics out of plastic recycling.
3. KEEP THOSE CRISP PACKETS Save up empty crisp bags (rinsed out) and recycle with other plastic bags and wrappings marked ‘don’t recycle at home’ at a drop-off point. Se
