Most of us in Swanmore should have received our food waste bins from Winchester City Council back in February and have been sending off our leftovers each week but with many of us in the village making our own compost are the waste caddies worth it?
The initial cost of the scheme was paid for by the government across the country and as 60% of food waste occurs in our homes – over 9 million tonnes across the UK each year – it is estimated that by cutting out waste a family of four could save up to £1,000 per year.
For people who already compost, the new caddies keep teabags, bones, meat and fish out of the general waste bin. By using our new caddies, we can make sure our leftovers are put to good use making renewable energy and fertiliser instead of polluting the planet.
To mark Food Waste Week, March 9-13, two of the SWaCS team dropped into our local pubs to find out how they handle food waste and whether they offer small portions as standard or light bites.