Keep your eyes peeled for an opportunity to save money

Worcestershire County Council, Worcester City Council and students from the University of Worcester are teaming up to offer advice to residents to help them save money and make the most of the food they buy.

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign, which will be launched at the University's Refreshers Fair on February 1, will be targeting the St John's, Dines Green and Lower Wick areas of the city. Throughout February, March and April the team will be running a series of events where they will offer local residents handy tips, advice and recipes for leftovers to help reduce food waste.

The average family throws away around £680 worth of perfectly good food in a year, which works out at over £50 per month, and any residents who would like to save some money by making a few simple changes to the way they shop for, store and cook food are encouraged to keep their eyes peeled for the campaign.

Councillor Anthony Blagg, Worcestershire County Council's Cabinet Member for Waste and Sustainability, said: "We are pleased to be working together with Worcester City Council and the University of Worcester to deliver this community project around the St Johns area.

"Staff will be out and about in the local community over the next three months helping residents to reduce food waste and save money. They will be able to offer lots of helpful hints, tips and recipe ideas for using up leftovers.

"Reducing food waste can save households money and it is a great way to help the environment, if everyone stopped wasting food it would have the equivalent CO2 impact of taking 1 in 4 cars off the road."

Visit http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/ for more information on how to make the most of the food you buy and save money, or offer your helpful hints, tips or recipes to others.