In england alone there is an estimated 177 million tonnes of waste generated every year. The figure for the uk and ireland combined is even more shocking, and shows a poor use of resources which costs businesses and households millions of pounds, every year. Furthermore, this also has a severe impact on our environment because waste sent to landfill produces methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas. Governments are striving to achieve a 'zero waste economy' which means we all take responsibility to reduce, reuse and recycle when we can and only throw things away as a very last resort. You must not use, sell or donate food after the ‘use by’ date. You must treat these items as waste. You should consider treating these items using the following options in the order they’re listed: recycle them use them to generate energy send them to landfill or sewer ‘best before’ dates are about food quality rather than safety. If food has passed its ‘best before’ date, it’s not immediately unsafe, but may have started to lose its colour, flavour or texture. You can sell these foods, redistribute them, or send them for animal feed as long as it’s safe to do so. Read
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