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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when we eat out more and enjoy having family and friends around to celebrate with a nice meal. It’s also a time when a lot of food is wasted in Galway and all over Ireland.

As Ireland celebrates its fourth National Food Waste Recycling Week, new research highlights both the remarkable progress made in brown bin usage and the ongoing challenge of contamination. With over 200,000 new brown bins rolled out nationwide since the start of 2024, bringing the total number of brown bin owners across Ireland to approximately 1.2 million, householders in Ireland are embracing food waste recycling like never before. However, a recent study of over 1,000 adults reveals that despite widespread brown bin usage, contamination remains a concern, potentially compromising the quality of compost and hindering our efforts towards a circular economy.

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, when we enjoy having family and friends around to cook and eat together.

More than four in five Irish people are concerned about the level of food waste in their household, while 94 percent of homes are throwing food out, according to new research from SuperValu.

As manager for Community Catering at COPE Galway, Geraldine Ryan oversees their partnership with Tesco and Food Cloud.

More than four in five Irish people are concerned about the level of food waste in their household, while 94 per cent of homes are throwing food out, according to new research from SuperValu.

Marks & Spencer Ireland is calling on local charities and community groups to join its food redistribution scheme and avail of free, quality M&S food from the Athlone Towncentre store, for the people with whom they work.

GIY has joined forces with some of Ireland’s top chefs to launch WASTED, a national, peer-to-peer, education programme for chefs to reduce food waste in the foodservice industry. The initiative is supported by the Department of Environment, Climate Action, and Communications and the Environmental Protection Agency as part of the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme.

The world’s largest anti-food waste app, Too Good To Go, has officially launched in Galway this week. The app enables consumers to buy surplus food from local businesses to fight food waste and tackle the climate crisis.

Did you know, every household in Ireland is responsible for approximately 117kg of food waste per year?