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Leftover limoncello

When life gives you lemon rinds, make homemade limoncello! This classic Italian liqueur is extremely easy to make, and lets you use up those leftover lemon rinds. Most of the recipes I found online tell you to peel the lemons so you don’t get any of the bitter white pith, but this felt like aContinue reading “Leftover limoncello”

Food waste in UK politics – July 2021

I often talk about needing bigger, ‘system’ changes to tackle food waste, and one example of this is changing food waste policy. In July 2021: I’m beyond delighted that this amendment has been tabled (see page 9 here). But why this amendment? There are five problems that this amendment addresses: 1) Although only 3% ofContinue reading “Food waste in UK politics – July 2021”

Hungary for community compost

How community compost helped me incorporate sustainability into my small flat in Hungary

UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2021: a brief analysis

When I first saw the headline from the UNEP report that 931 million tonnes of food is wasted a year, I was happy! In 2011, an FAO report said it was 1.3 BILLION tonnes. But then I read closer – it was because the UNEP report did not include farm-level food waste. In all likelihood,Continue reading “UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2021: a brief analysis”

Food waste in Japan: Don’t leave a grain of rice, but strawberries come at a high price

The concept ‘mottainnai’ applies to things that we think we should not waste – but who decides what is waste?

Why food waste is a feminist issue

I want to offer two disclaimers for this blog: firstly, it is entirely heteronormative and cis-centric. Food waste studies have only recently begun factoring in gender at all, let alone all the complexities and multifaceted experiences that come with gender and sexuality. Frustratingly there is also insufficient research into the intersection of race, class andContinue reading “Why food waste is a feminist issue”

Seven sustainable food waste solutions

Sustainability should be accessible for everyone! It shouldn’t take extra money, energy or time to be sustainable. Currently it does. We live in an unsustainable society, so being good for the planet is hard. It’s hard not to fly because trains are expensive and take a longer time; it’s hard to buy clothes without humanContinue reading “Seven sustainable food waste solutions”

Secret supermarket food waste

I was staggered when I read that supermarkets are making millions of pounds a year off food waste that we, their consumers, produce. Then I reread it – it is actually BILLIONS. At the top of the food chain, Tesco makes a £4bn profit each year from the food wasted in homes. Moreover, food businessesContinue reading “Secret supermarket food waste”

Holes and goals: The UK’s curious food waste targets

Do we have the right food waste targets? Why does it matter? In my previous blog ‘What is food waste?’ I explored how food waste is defined, who comes up with the definitions, and what impact this could have on policy. Since then, I have read Feedback’s (strangely named) report “When there’s no waste, there’sContinue reading “Holes and goals: The UK’s curious food waste targets”

Food waste in UK politics – Dec 2020 and Jan 2021

I often talk about needing bigger, ‘system’ changes to tackle food waste, and one example of this is changing food waste policy. In December 2020 and January 2021: The CCC’s Sixth Carbon Budget The Committee on Climate Change is responsible for finding ways the UK can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and reach net zeroContinue reading “Food waste in UK politics – Dec 2020 and Jan 2021”