If you've bought way too much Christmas food, you can also recycle your food waste by using a composter or wormery. Not only does this stop waste going to landfill, it also provides usable compost for your garden! However, there are limits to what types of food you can add to your composter. For most composters, putting meat and dairy products in is not a good idea, as it is the perfect recipe to attract pests and vermin. Using a hot composter is one way to avoid this problem, their accelerated aerobic decomposition process allows these type of foods to break down quickly, before problems can arise.
Christmas can make us realise just how many items are and aren't recyclable.It's always great to try and improve our efforts to become more sustainable.
Christmas is a time to get together with family and friends, celebrate the year behind us, and to look forward to the future. Another staple of Christmas is the food, and for all the wonderful roasts that are cooked over the festive period, there is unfortunately an excessive amount of food waste.
You can also recycle your food waste by using a composter or wormery. Not only does this stop waste going to landfill, it also provides usable compost for your garden!
| Wormeries |
| Composting |
| Hot Composters |
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Most households tend to overbuy the amount of food they really need. Plan as much as you can in advance: how many people you need to feed, what their dietary requirements are, how much they typically tend to eat, etc. Once you have a good idea of this, you can calculate roughly how many of each food item you will likely need.
Reorganise your fridge and freezer in advance to make the most of the space available.
Fridge too full? Take advantage of the cold weather and store food items outside. Just make sure they can' be reached by rodents!
Take photos of the inside of your fridge and freezer, that way you will always know exactly what you have in there, and won't end up overbuying.
