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14 July 2022
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  • Environment

Don’t miss out on Rethink Waste

Food waste bin

 

Have you looked at the Rethink Waste platform? It’s full of useful tips, ideas and information to help you make simple steps towards more eco-friendly and sustainable living.

Each week Rethink Waste provides members with new tips to help reduce their waste and protect the planet.

In May, the focus was food waste. Members were reminded that bread is one of the most commonly wasted food items. Did you know that three slices can increase your carbon footprint by 250g? Here are just a few ways members were encouraged to rescue those three slices from their food waste bins:

  • pop them in the freezer for another day
  • use the stale parts as croutons in a salad
  • make bread and butter pudding
  • feed the birds

Get started on your eco-journey today

Would you like to learn more about reducing your waste? Rethink Waste is open to all Elmbridge residents and is free to join. To find out more, visit Greenredeem.

Alongside learning new ways to help the environment, you can enter prize draws and claim rewards for a chance to win prizes and get online eco-discounts. You can also donate your points to a local school to help them with their eco-projects.

Rethink Waste is delivered by Greenredeem, funded by the Surrey Environment Partnership and supported by Elmbridge Borough Council.

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