Consume responsibly - Avoid residual waste
The study “food in residual waste“ carried out by the waste management institute of BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna) shows the need for action in Upper Austria. Every household in Upper Austria disposes of food and leftovers in the amount of 277 euros on average every year! These are 40 kg per household and year.
This poses a problem for several reasons:
- It leads to a higher amount of residual waste
- Large amount of renewable and non renewable resources are used for the production and transportation of food.
- The transportation of food produces a high amount of greenhouse gas.
The measures to combat food in residual waste do not start with waste itself but on the other end you can consider a lot to avoid residual waste already when buying food.
Everyone of us can contribute to reducinge food in residual waste
What you should be aware of when buying food
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• Prepare your shopping– Write a shopping list – Check up on your inventory | |||
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• Shopping properly– Price is not the only criterion to consider – Compare base prices – Only buy bulk packs if you really need them! – Talk to your children before going shopping and do not give in to their whining as far as possible. | ||
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• Knowledge about sales psychology– Be aware of offers for impulse buying promotion | |
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With good planning and proper shopping you can avoid buying food that you can not consume. It is not only easy on the environment, but also on the purse.
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All projects for the topic "consume responsibly" from "Umweltprofis" and munical waste management are coordinated in accordance with "Umweltland OÖ" and "Genussland OÖ". |
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