Food waste

Did you know that the average Irish household throws out just under 1 tonne of rubbish each year. This includes all waste and is around the weight of a small car. That means we are throwing out the equivalent of 1.6 million small cars worth of rubbish each year.

  • Currently we are recycling just under 50% of this. That means that each household is still throwing 1/2 tonne of rubbish into landfills each year, or 800,000 small cars worth of rubbish landfilled annually!
  • Of the waste that goes to landfill almost 40% is organic waste, the majority of which is food waste. Another 30% is different recyclable materials

 

 

Home Composting

Home composting is a way to deal with food waste such as fruit and vegetable peelings, tea bags and coffee grinds.

There may, however, be a portion of your food waste which is not suitable for home composting, for example cooked food, meat, fish and poultry, as the odour might attract vermin.

If you propose to use home composting, therefore, you will need to give consideration as to how to deal with this portion of your waste.

For more information visit  www.stopfoodwaste.ie