Reducing your food waste

One of the greatest impacts you can have on climate change, as an individual, is to reduce food waste at home. Avoiding food waste in the first place saves all the resources and energy that went into making it.

The good news is, that by making a few simple changes at home we can have a big impact on the amount of food we waste. Our Eat it, don’t bin it challenge helps you create delicious fuss-free meals that save time and use up all your ingredients. With food costs rising there’s never been a better time to get on top of your grocery bills by eating all the food you buy.

Food waste that you can’t avoid can stay out of landfill by being turned into valuable compost. Our community compost program can help you compost at home or use your food and garden organics (FOGO) bin to create nutrient-rich compost for local farms and gardens.

Take the 'Eat it, don't bin it' challenge

Avoiding food waste comes down to buying only what you need and eating what you have. Our Eat it, don’t bin it challenge will help make avoiding it second nature through easy meal planning, shopping, storage and cooking tips.

How to participate

The full 4-week challenge:

Completely reset the way your household sees and manages food waste by taking the full 4-week challenge. Follow the guide for each week below.

Pick and mix challenge:

If you don’t have the time to commit to the 4-week program, you can use any of the resources at any time.

Our top 3 actions for keeping food out of your bin and money in your wallet is the easiest way to avoid food waste.