'Food for Thought' in the Teifi Valley
Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion councils have teamed up for a ‘Food for Thought’ event in the Teifi Valley.
It is being held at the Pwerdy Powerhouse, Community and Arts Centre, Pontweli, on Tuesday, October 19, from 11am to 2pm.
Officers will be on hand to give residents information on food recycling collections in their area as well as give advice on how they can reduce their food waste.
Local chef Hazel Thomas will also be giving cooking demonstrations with recipes for using up leftovers.
Figures show that in the UK we throw away 8.3 million tonnes of food and drink every year. Not only is it harmful to the environment but it is means we are wasting a total of £12 billion on food and drink every year – that’s £480 per household per year or £50 a month.
Council waste minimisation/recycling officer Karen McNeil said: “It is important we reduce the amount of food waste going to landfill - even if householders do not have that much food waste - as it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, which is even more damaging than carbon dioxide.”
Carmarthenshire County Council’s green bin/blue bag scheme was launched in February 2008 and is now serving 75,000 households across the county.
Ceredigion County Council will shortly be introducing a countywide food waste collection.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “I am delighted that we are linking up with Ceredigion County Council for this event. It makes sense that we work together on this to encourage residents to use their food bins and recycle as much of their waste as possible.”
It is being held at the Pwerdy Powerhouse, Community and Arts Centre, Pontweli, on Tuesday, October 19, from 11am to 2pm.
Officers will be on hand to give residents information on food recycling collections in their area as well as give advice on how they can reduce their food waste.
Local chef Hazel Thomas will also be giving cooking demonstrations with recipes for using up leftovers.
Figures show that in the UK we throw away 8.3 million tonnes of food and drink every year. Not only is it harmful to the environment but it is means we are wasting a total of £12 billion on food and drink every year – that’s £480 per household per year or £50 a month.
Council waste minimisation/recycling officer Karen McNeil said: “It is important we reduce the amount of food waste going to landfill - even if householders do not have that much food waste - as it generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, which is even more damaging than carbon dioxide.”
Carmarthenshire County Council’s green bin/blue bag scheme was launched in February 2008 and is now serving 75,000 households across the county.
Ceredigion County Council will shortly be introducing a countywide food waste collection.
Executive board member for the environment Councillor Philip Hughes said: “I am delighted that we are linking up with Ceredigion County Council for this event. It makes sense that we work together on this to encourage residents to use their food bins and recycle as much of their waste as possible.”
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