Comments on: The Scandal of Food Waste http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-7103 John Sat, 17 Sep 2011 22:49:08 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-7103 @<a href="#comment-7102" rel="nofollow">David</a>: I understand the food waste is going to anaerobic digester systems which is like composting it. It's actually illegal to feed waste food that contains or has been in contact with meat to pigs. Even your own pigs. A panic regulation due to disease from illegal imported meat waste from a Chinese takeaway being fed to pigs. @David: I understand the food waste is going to anaerobic digester systems which is like composting it. It’s actually illegal to feed waste food that contains or has been in contact with meat to pigs. Even your own pigs.

A panic regulation due to disease from illegal imported meat waste from a Chinese takeaway being fed to pigs.

]]> By: David http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-7102 David Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:23:14 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-7102 I think now slop buckets have been introduced this will go a long way in reducing food waste. I think now slop buckets have been introduced this will go a long way in reducing food waste.

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-3405 John Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:47:50 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-3405 I didn't know that about Aldi - do love their Thursday offers though! More power to them and thanks for your comment. I said 25% food waste in the home but in the paper on Sunday they were saying a third. Incredible. I didn’t know that about Aldi – do love their Thursday offers though! More power to them and thanks for your comment.
I said 25% food waste in the home but in the paper on Sunday they were saying a third. Incredible.

]]> By: sarah m http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-3404 sarah m Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:15:08 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/182/the-scandal-of-food-waste/#comment-3404 I agree with all of your comments on this, the wastage of veg is horrendous! I thought I'd add a comment (slightly) in the defence of the supermarkets, or at least one of them. I work for the supermarket Aldi in the warehouse and all fruit and veg that comes in to us is shipped out to stores the same day to give customers the best shelf life possible and quality. Any stock in the warehouse that is about to go out of date we send out to a company that distributes it to the homeless. So there's at least one warehouse doing its bit to stop the waste of food. I really hope other supermarkets do this but sadly I doubt it! I agree with all of your comments on this, the wastage of veg is horrendous! I thought I’d add a comment (slightly) in the defence of the supermarkets, or at least one of them. I work for the supermarket Aldi in the warehouse and all fruit and veg that comes in to us is shipped out to stores the same day to give customers the best shelf life possible and quality. Any stock in the warehouse that is about to go out of date we send out to a company that distributes it to the homeless. So there’s at least one warehouse doing its bit to stop the waste of food. I really hope other supermarkets do this but sadly I doubt it!

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