GREEN DRIVE
Families who reduce food waste and join The Sun’s Green Team can save £858 a year — and save the planet
FAMILIES who follow simple steps to cut food waste can save £858 a year — and save the planet.
A landmark study with 53 households by the No Time for Waste Challenge showed meal planning, storing food properly and cooking classes made a huge difference.
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The challenge, arranged by Tesco and charity Hubbub, resulted in 90 per cent of households using all the food they bought each week.
Some 88 per cent changed storage techniques to make food last longer. More than two thirds (68 per cent) made more use of their freezer.
And 62 per cent ended up cutting their food bill — by an average of £16.50 a week, equal to £858 over 12 months.
The study showed that boosting household knowhow had significant rewards for both the planet and our pockets.
Food waste contributes to eight per cent of world greenhouse gasses.
The study coincides with the launch of The Sun’s Green Team campaign. We are asking Brits to make simple changes to help save the planet and money too.
We’ve teamed up with global campaign , which wants a billion people to make easy eco pledges and cut carbon emissions by 20 per cent.
All this week we are giving readers the eco tips they need.
Within hours of our campaign’s launch more than 1,000 visited our special page, .
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If every reader signed up to three pledges it would save 42 million tonnes of carbon — equal to the entire UK agriculture industry’s emissions.
The Climate Coalition, made up of groups including Oxfam and the National Trust, said: “It’s amazing to see The Sun encouraging everyone to play their part in Green Week.”
- We want you to visit to sign up to as many of our Green Team pledges as you can.
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MUM-of-two Charmaine Mac-Farlane, 36, has pledged to reduce her food waste.
The student of Arbroath, Scotland, said: “I plan to do more bulk batch cooking and save on utility bills.
"This will be handy for a single working mum and help the planet too. For my family, signing the food waste pledge will cut 245kg of carbon pollution in two months.
“Everyone can do their bit.”
Join The Sun's 'Green Team' & save the planet
MAKING simple everyday changes can add up to a BIG difference to the planet.
And we want you and your family to join The Sun's Green Team - our eco revolution.
It can feel overwhelming to know how to play a part in reducing greenhouse gasses, but we will be showing you the practical steps we can take to curb climate change - with the help of the global ‘Count Us In’ initiative.
And our easy measures will even help you SAVE money so your household budget goes further.
We'll help you to reduce food waste, insulate your home, create tasty planet-friendly meals and take simple steps to trim your carbon footprint.
We want you to go online to sign-up to as many of our special Green Team pledges as you can manage and a special calculator will show you how much carbon you will personally save.
It won’t cost you a penny but the total you and your family will save will be added to the global ‘Count Us In’ total and the platform will support you every step of the way.
So tap here to pledge.
Join The Sun’s Green Team campaign with small lifestyle changes to save money and the planet
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