Managing your Rubbish
In South Northamptonshire, each household produces about 1 tonne of rubbish every year. But what happens to the rubbish once the council takes it away? The answer is that most of it is buried in holes in the ground called landfills. We are rapidly running out of space in landfills to bury our rubbish in and the ones that we are already using are causing pollution and problems for generations to come. Burying our rubbish is also a waste of resources which could easily be turned into new products.
So how can you do your bit? Over 60% of your rubbish can be recycled or composted. Please click on the links below to find out more about how to manage your waste efficiently.
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Now Smartphone users can save on food waste!
The brand new Love Food Hate Waste app for iphones and Android has been launched! This is a national campaign which helps households to reduce the amount of food they’re wasting, and helping them to save money in the process. Now you can take the Love Food Hate Waste message with you wherever you go!
The app is free to download and will help anyone who wants to keep track of their budgets by food planning, using the sensible shopping tips, and making the most of leftovers. The app includes features like:
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‘My kitchen’ –store details of all the foods you’ve got at home in your fridge, freezer and cupboards. Add ‘use by’ reminders so you don’t waste food
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Portion planner and a meal planning diary
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100s of great recipes (with new ones regularly added automatically from the website) with simple, step-by-step instructions
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A feast of helpful tips and ideas from LFHW
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Keep a record of your own creations by adding your recipes to a ‘My cookbook’ section
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Rate and share recipes
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‘Shopping list’ not only tracks everything you need for your planned meals, but also alerts you if you have duplicates of any ingredients. Instantly ‘unpack’ your food purchases into your virtual kitchen
You can also connect via Twitter and Facebook to show what you’ve been cooking and sharing new recipes.