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families There have been calls to celebrate Boxing Day using leftovers from Christmas dinner after figures revealed a family of four will lose an average of £1,000 from food waste this year.
According to estimates from the Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP) and the Office for National Statistics, households are set to throw away around 85,000 tonnes of edible Christmas food this festive season.
about 16 million tons CO2 The food waste produced each year in UK households is wrap Said.
Throughout the year, about 40% of food is wasted because it is not used in a timely manner – either because people think the product smells or looks spoiled or because it is past its date label, a study by the organization found.
Every year, UK households throw away 480,000 tonnes of potatoes – or 41% of the total potatoes bought.
Rapp urges households to store potatoes – and all other uncut fruit and vegetables except onions, bananas and whole pineapples – in the fridge at 5C or below.
It also reminded consumers that food past the ‘best before’ date is safe to eat for several days, months or even years, and that people should use their discretion to decide whether their food is safe to eat.
However, the ‘use by’ label refers to safety, and the food should not be eaten before this date.
Catherine David, chief executive of Wrap, said: “A third of the food we grow is wasted, and this is noticeable at Christmas, a time when we want to feast but at the same time household budgets are particularly stretched.
“We can stretch our cash further, and protect our planet’s precious resources, this Christmas by making sure we make the most of our leftover food and follow Love Food Hate Waste’s simple tips and tricks to ensure we love our food, hate our waste, and ensure as much food as possible gets onto people’s plates and into their bellies.”
circular economy minister manufacturer Said: “More than half of all food waste occurs in our homes so reheating extra roasties and making traditional turkey curry can save money and cut carbon emissions.
“With the Government’s £13.5 million grant for food charities to redistribute 19,000 tonnes of surplus food from farms, small changes can keep Christmas food from going to the shop and ending up in the freezer, not the food waste caddy.”
The focus on food waste comes as appliance brands launch built-in AI tools to help consumers use the contents of their fridges and freezers.
Hisense’s ConnectLife app now features a Dish Designer, which uses AI to create customized dishes from the contents of your fridge and freezer – a similar feature to Samsung’s Bespoke AI Fridge Freezer which has touchscreen displays that generate recipes, largely by scanning what’s inside the fridge.
Hisense’s Dish Designer can personalize recipes based on households’ dietary needs, and members can add products in the fridge and cupboards to an ‘inventory’ which is used to create recipes.
Hisense said about 30,000 dishes were made in total Europe Since Dish Designer launched in May.
About 12,000 of these recipes were produced in the UK.
Wrap leftover recipes can be found online at 20 Delicious Recipes to Use Christmas Leftovers from Love Food Hate Waste.