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Did you know that eating seasonal produce is better for your wallet, the environment and your health?

Your wallet: Seasonal produce is cheaper because the costs of producing it are lower (because plants require less time, labour and intervention from humans to grow efficiently when the season is on their side!).

The environment: Eating fruits and vegetables that are in season locally means that food doesn’t have to travel as far to get on your plate, reducing the emissions associated with transporting that produce.

Did you know that Australian consumers throw away around 3.1 million tonnes of edible food a year (DEE 2017) ?

If you hate food waste:

If you’re interested in reducing your food waste but don’t have the time or space for your own compost, head to ShareWaste to link up with your neighbours who can take your food scraps!

If you’re interested in starting a compost:

We welcomed the first 2018 Canberra morning below zero this morning! Along with the chill, Canberrans are dusting off their winter coats, including a lot of puffer jackets.

Did you know that Australian households throw away $8 billion worth of food every year?

Food waste is a big problem but there are a lot of creative solutions.

Check out the documentary Wasted ! The Story of Food Waste on SBS On Demand,

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1183108675945/wasted-the-story-of-food-waste

We hope that everyone had a very happy and relaxing Easter.

Here are some tips for managing Easter waste sustainably!

You can recycle your Easter egg foil and any cardboard packaging. Hot cross bun packaging and other soft plastic can’t go in the Yellow bin, but you can drop it off at your local Coles or Woolies and place in the soft plastics recycling bin.