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Welcome!

Kitchen Canny is a brand new Changeworks project that aims to help householders find practical ways to reduce their food waste.

We're working with four thousand people in communities across the Lothian and Borders area to find out what works when it comes to cutting down the amount of edible food we throw away

Every kitchen is different. We want to help you figure out what works best for you and the way you run your kitchen. You may already know a lot of the things you could be doing but may not have found the time to try them out. Our Kitchen Canny Householder Action Kit aims to encourage you to find the time and guide you through some ideas that might fit.

Here's why we think it's important:

It's better for your pocket

According to recent research, Scottish households wastw £1 billion of food each year  -that's £430 per household. The cost of collecting all that food waste is £85 million a year (The Food We Waste in Scotland, WRAP 2009

It's better for the environment

Producing, transporting and storing food uses huge amounts of energy, water and packaging. When you waste food, you waste all of these resources too

That's not all. The majority of food waste ends up in landfill sites where it decomposes and releases methane, a powerful greenhouse gas

It's better for people

1 billion people of going hungry according to the World Food Programme, with 1 in 5 not getting enough food to be healthy.

What to do now

By registering on this website, you can download the Action Kit and take part in the Blogs.

Or click on "Communities" to find out where to get your kit in your local area.

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Any queries or comments are welcome to foodwaste@changeworks.org.uk