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# food-waste - Monday 15 August, 2022

UK labour shortage causes unpicked food to rot in fields

# Food Waste

UK labour shortage causes unpicked food to rot in fields

Aug 15th 2022, 8:26 PM 36,012 Views 42 Comments

Ukrainians had temporarily partly filled the gap but since the Russian invasion many have been stuck in their homeland.

# food-waste - Tuesday 29 September, 2020

Bread is Ireland’s most wasted food with 41% of people admitting they throw it out

# Food Waste

Bread is Ireland’s most wasted food with 41% of people admitting they throw it out

Sep 29th 2020, 7:10 PM 19,542 Views 38 Comments

We seemed to be less wasteful with food during lockdown.

# food-waste - Wednesday 16 September, 2020

# Food Waste

Store spuds outside the bag: Tips and tricks for reducing your food waste

Sep 16th 2020, 11:29 AM 1,708 Views 0 Comments

Here are some handy ideas to make sure you get the most out of your weekly shop.

# food-waste - Monday 5 August, 2019

'A hidden problem': Up to half of food provided to patients in Irish hospitals is not eaten

# Food Waste

'A hidden problem': Up to half of food provided to patients in Irish hospitals is not eaten

Aug 5th 2019, 12:05 AM 29,763 Views 104 Comments

The HSE said it is working to implement guidelines in hospitals to address food waste.

# food-waste - Friday 12 April, 2019

# Food Waste

Public urged not to put food waste down the sink to prevent 'fatbergs' building up

Apr 12th 2019, 3:35 PM 17,451 Views 24 Comments

Over €7 million is spent every year by Irish Water dealing with fatbergs in public pipes.

# food-waste - Friday 29 March, 2019

Lidl doesn't plan to launch its £1.50 damaged fruit and veg boxes in Ireland

# Uk Initiative

Lidl doesn't plan to launch its £1.50 damaged fruit and veg boxes in Ireland

Mar 29th 2019, 6:30 AM 37,107 Views 44 Comments

The scheme is being rolled out across of all Lidl’s stores in England, Scotland and Wales.

# food-waste - Saturday 9 March, 2019

From the garden: Grow, Cook, Eat is back on TV this month and we'll be tackling food waste

# Opinion

From the garden: Grow, Cook, Eat is back on TV this month and we'll be tackling food waste

Mar 9th 2019, 12:00 PM 10,239 Views 2 Comments

We’ll be teaching you to grow onions, pumpkins, sweetcorn, courgettes, kale, beans and chillis for all shapes and sizes of gardens, writes Michael Kelly.

# food-waste - Tuesday 25 December, 2018

‘It’s a bit like Ready Steady Cook’: How FoodCloud and charities are fighting food poverty in the west of Ireland

# Food For Thought

‘It’s a bit like Ready Steady Cook’: How FoodCloud and charities are fighting food poverty in the west of Ireland

Dec 25th 2018, 12:45 PM 9,845 Views 6 Comments

As charities see demand increase this Christmas, the team behind FoodCloud is making things a little easier.

# food-waste - Sunday 2 September, 2018

Researchers say plastic is 'indispensable' so they're trying to make it more sustainable

# Food Waste

Researchers say plastic is 'indispensable' so they're trying to make it more sustainable

Sep 2nd 2018, 8:00 AM 12,394 Views 20 Comments

Some 500,000 tonnes of plastic waste from the EU end up in the sea every year.

# food-waste - Monday 20 August, 2018

A third of fruit and veg 'too ugly' to sell

# Not Very A Peeling

A third of fruit and veg 'too ugly' to sell

Aug 20th 2018, 4:00 PM 14,070 Views 33 Comments

More than 50 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables are discarded each year in Europe.

# food-waste - Friday 3 August, 2018

Lidl Ireland not rolling out cheaper prices for damaged fruit and veg as this is already donated to charity

# A Lidl Bit Better

Lidl Ireland not rolling out cheaper prices for damaged fruit and veg as this is already donated to charity

Aug 3rd 2018, 9:20 PM 23,196 Views 17 Comments

Branches in Great Britain have started offering five kilo boxes of slightly damaged produce for £1.50.

# food-waste - Sunday 29 July, 2018

Plans for new plant in Laois to turn brown bin waste into renewable gas

# Food Waste

Plans for new plant in Laois to turn brown bin waste into renewable gas

Jul 29th 2018, 8:30 AM 17,960 Views 35 Comments

This gas will be injected into the national grid for supply through the existing gas network to homes and commercial businesses.

# food-waste - Sunday 4 February, 2018

'Why are you throwing away so many chips?': How east Cork is tackling its food waste

# Rubbish

'Why are you throwing away so many chips?': How east Cork is tackling its food waste

Feb 4th 2018, 8:00 AM 30,324 Views 15 Comments

A new initiative is helping businesses move towards a zero food waste strategy.

# food-waste - Tuesday 9 January, 2018

China took 95% of Ireland's plastic waste - but now it's changed its mind and we're in trouble

# Crisis Levels

China took 95% of Ireland's plastic waste - but now it's changed its mind and we're in trouble

Jan 9th 2018, 6:00 AM 128,403 Views 100 Comments

Ireland is the top producer of plastic waste in the European Union.

# food-waste - Monday 3 July, 2017

Plans to encourage shoppers to remove food packaging and recycle at supermarket exits

# Bin It

Plans to encourage shoppers to remove food packaging and recycle at supermarket exits

Jul 3rd 2017, 6:20 AM 33,224 Views 72 Comments

Minister Denis Naughten is looking at introducing large-scale recycling bins outside supermarkets in a bid to tackle waste at source.

# food-waste - Saturday 3 June, 2017

Farmers use maggots to tackle China's mountain of food waste

# Rubbish

Farmers use maggots to tackle China's mountain of food waste

Jun 3rd 2017, 4:00 PM 19,254 Views 14 Comments

There is a lot of money to be made from maggot animal feed and manure.

# food-waste - Thursday 9 March, 2017

Do you waste food? This Dragons' Den investor wants supermarkets and shoppers to cut it out

# Waste Not To Want Not

Do you waste food? This Dragons' Den investor wants supermarkets and shoppers to cut it out

Mar 9th 2017, 6:03 AM 12,255 Views 25 Comments

Ireland generates over one million tonnes of food waste per year.

# food-waste - Sunday 13 November, 2016

Supermarkets' obsession with perfect produce is causing massive food waste

# Feed The World

Supermarkets' obsession with perfect produce is causing massive food waste

Nov 13th 2016, 9:30 AM 17,643 Views 56 Comments

The UN said this week that if it was reversed, then the wastage could feed the worlds’ hungry.

# food-waste - Sunday 26 June, 2016

How does it feel to pitch to Richard Branson for €1.2m? This Irish company is about to find out...

# Foodcloud

How does it feel to pitch to Richard Branson for €1.2m? This Irish company is about to find out...

Jun 26th 2016, 9:45 AM 57,164 Views 15 Comments

Foodcloud’s Iseult Ward is among six finalists who will pitch to the Virgin Group founder for a share of the €1.2 million prize.

# food-waste - Sunday 31 May, 2015

Should we ban supermarkets from destroying edible food?

# Wasteful

Should we ban supermarkets from destroying edible food?

May 31st 2015, 7:00 AM 17,157 Views 69 Comments

France introduced a similar law recently.

# food-waste - Friday 22 May, 2015

It is now illegal in France for supermarkets to throw away food

# Were You Going To Eat That?

It is now illegal in France for supermarkets to throw away food

May 22nd 2015, 12:02 AM 47,423 Views 46 Comments

But they can donate it all to charities, or for animal feed.

# food-waste - Thursday 13 November, 2014

How two students saved enough food for 325,000 meals from the rubbish

# Social Entrepreneurs

How two students saved enough food for 325,000 meals from the rubbish

Nov 13th 2014, 7:30 AM 16,831 Views 18 Comments

Meet some of Ireland’s most promising “social entrepreneurs” who were awarded for their work last night.

# food-waste - Monday 28 July, 2014

Someone's come up with a fix for the 'brown bin' smell

# Bin Juice

Someone's come up with a fix for the 'brown bin' smell

Jul 28th 2014, 6:45 PM 35,566 Views 47 Comments

Entrepreneurs will stock product in Dunnes Stores – but reckon it will be a hit export too.

# food-waste - Sunday 13 April, 2014

Are 'buy one get one free' offers just filling up your bins?

# Food Waste

Are 'buy one get one free' offers just filling up your bins?

Apr 13th 2014, 8:00 AM 12,208 Views 24 Comments

A House of Lords Committee in the UK has blamed supermarkets for adding to high levels of food waste with these offers but experts in Ireland said everyone has their part to play in reducing this.

# food-waste - Friday 28 March, 2014

This infographic shows just how much food we waste

# Foodcloud

This infographic shows just how much food we waste

Mar 28th 2014, 7:30 AM 10,471 Views 16 Comments

1.3bn tonnes, in fact.

# food-waste - Wednesday 12 March, 2014

# food-waste - Monday 6 May, 2013

Irish households 'waste €700 a year' throwing out rotten food

# Eat Or Freeze It

Irish households 'waste €700 a year' throwing out rotten food

May 6th 2013, 3:02 PM 7,237 Views 33 Comments

SafeFood says the average home could save quite a bit of money by adopting a “eat it or freeze it” model.

# food-waste - Monday 14 January, 2013

Why half of the world's food goes to waste

# In The Bin

Why half of the world's food goes to waste

Jan 14th 2013, 7:15 AM 6,176 Views 11 Comments

Mechanical Engineers Institute explains wastage occurs both at farmer-producer end of food chain and consumer level.

# food-waste - Sunday 18 November, 2012

# Food Waste

Want to cut food waste? Check the dates, says safefood

Nov 18th 2012, 11:56 AM 7,395 Views 13 Comments

New research by safefood shows that almost a third of consumers believe ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ dates on food labels mean the same thing.

# food-waste - Saturday 10 November, 2012

Feeding the 5000: How food wastage inspired a movement

# Food Waste

Feeding the 5000: How food wastage inspired a movement

Nov 10th 2012, 1:00 PM 8,377 Views 17 Comments

Feeding the 5000 will hold an event in Dublin on 24 November where 5000 people will be fed a free meal using food that wouldn’t reach supermarkets – despite being perfectly edible.