RECYCLING
Food for
thought
Recycling your leftover
food is more important
than you might think. It
makes a big difference
to the environment – and
can create power for
homes. Deborah Dickey
found out more.
M
any people do not
realise that one of the
simplest ways they can
make a difference to the
planet is to stop throwing food
waste in the rubbish bin.
Wasted food has a
big impact on climate
change. Most of it ends
up in landfill, where
it creates harmful
gases and pollution
as it rots.
But it does not
have to be this
way, because
leftovers and
out-of-date food
can actually be
a force for good.
You just need to
recycle it instead of
dumping it.
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around ealing
Summer 2016
Leah using the
kitchen caddy to
collect her food
waste
Leah Grey:
“The food
waste is a big
one at my
house, every
week without
fail.”
SMART AND SIMPLE
Most households in the borough can use
the council’s weekly food waste collection.
It is easy. All you have to do is place
your leftovers, scrapings, tea bags,
peelings and out-of-date food in your
green food waste bin, and put the bin
out on your collection day each week.
Simple. And to make it even more
convenient, you can use a smaller