#Wiseuponwaste Tweetup
Earlier today we hosted a Tweetup on the issue of food waste to see if people are concerned by how much we are wasting each year and to see if anyone is doing anything about it.
We had a great response from everyone involved, with many offering differing viewpoints on the argument. From freezing leftovers to the costs involved in waste disposal units have a look below at what themes came out of this great discussion:
One of the key facts highlighted by Hayden Groves was :
#wiseuponwaste everything you do in the kitchen has waste associated, what are you doing to reduce it & it's environmental impact?
— Hayden Groves (@Hayden1974) April 17, 2014
Closed Loop Organics suggested a way to help tackle this problem by talking to your suppliers and reducing wastage before it comes in to the kitchen.
#wiseuponwaste very important to work closely with your supply chain; the packaging your suppliers use will become your ‘waste'
— Closed Loop (@ClosedLoop_) April 17, 2014
We had Sat Bains also with us who owns the first restaurant in the UK to install a new piece of technology to reduce food waste. The machine, called a ‘Closed Loop Organics unit’, reduces food waste by up to 90% by using special microbes kept at an optimised temperature and with a steady supply of oxygen.
@harriet_knight hey We bought a Composter using microbes to break down all kitchen waste since October! Saving upto 30% of landfill waste!
— Sat Bains (@Satbains1) April 17, 2014
Footprint Media said to help the problem we need to be more vocal with what is going on and publicise the issue further:
@leestaffcanteen #wiseuponwaste more sharing across the industry on what is and isn't working to tackle the problems
— footprintmedia (@footprintmedia) April 17, 2014
The issue was also brought around to supermarkets and what they are doing as they certainly have a part to play. In terms of what they are doing with their waste both Sainsburys and Asda both have found their solution to the problem:
@CanteenTweets Hey, we don't send any food waste to landfill now. Some more info here on what we're doing. http://t.co/Q0qiP4NHpm. Ciaran.
— Sainsbury's (@sainsburys) April 17, 2014
@CanteenTweets @sainsburys Hi you can find out what we do here :) http://t.co/KAzlLO6SEB
— Asda Service Team (@AsdaServiceTeam) April 17, 2014
Thank you to everyone that was involved and if you would like to see what else was covered in the hour debate then search on Twitter using the hashtag #wiseuponwaste.
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