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Ban Food Waste from Landfill

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/03/ban-food-waste-landfillThere is already EU legislation that we have to fall in line with banning food waste from landfill by the end of the decade.If you separate your food waste already then you will have noticed what you can save money on by altering your buying eating and spending habits.Feel you are losing control of your fridge?  See  www.lovefoodhatewaste.com for some help.   (You can compare the websites for the different UK countries) http://www.zerowasteeurope.eu/

Philippa Bond ● 5144d2 Comments

Philippa - Nice idea, but what about those of us who live in flats and are not offered the facility to put out food waste?  There are enough difficulties in getting collections for plastics recycling without the impossibility of getting food waste collected

Nina Battleday ● 5144d

http://www.hackney.gov.uk/recycling-estates-food-trial.htmhttp://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/501-550/533_recycling_and_waste_at_hom/food_waste_collections.aspxhttp://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/info/200084/recycling_rubbish_and_waste/925/food_waste_collection/2Just three of the many authorities who have food waste collections for flats.How about a wormery or a green johanna in your communcal garden?Do you have a gardener who comes and looks after your communal garden?  How about a compost bin?Or waste disposal units in the kitchen?  YOu do need to make sure that Thames Water would be happy with that though and that the pipework is good enough to take it.Manufacturers tend to make things that they consider flushable or whatever and the water company does not agree.Wouldn't it be nice to go FORWARD...

Philippa Bond ● 5144d