waste waste waste

[jackie j]

OH tends to cook too much when he cooks and sometimes it gets thrown away, mostly though it gets frozen or put into fridge.

[susieq100]

If supermarkets or other retailers would sell the slightly imperfect fruit and veg at a lower price, I'm sure that those on a tight budget would buy it! I buy the reduced stuff and I'm not on a tight budget ... but once I was and it's hard to get out of the habit.

[Hilary B]

If supermarkets or other retailers would sell the slightly imperfect fruit and veg at a lower price, I'm sure that those on a tight budget would buy it! I buy the reduced stuff and I'm not on a tight budget ... but once I was and it's hard to get out of the habit.

My only available supermarket is Waitrose. If something is 'reduced for quick sale' and I can imagine a way to use it, I buy it! It's not just the habit from days with little cash, it also seems silly to spend more than I need to, and let something be thrown away that I can use.

[skegblade]

I thought it was really interesting. I was struck by the farmer who was ploughing back the lettuce which weren't up to supermarket spec. It presumably wouldn't have been worth while to pay anyone to cut it (and perhaps the contract with the supermarket would have forbidden it anyway).

BUT using up the scraps needs knowledge - people don't know how to use things so they bin them. We need to teach our children and grandchildren how to turn scraps into meals.

I regularly drive between Skegness and Boston, an area where huge amounts of brassicas are grown and you would be surprised at just how common this practice is