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Food waste, fixed.
Practical guides to wasting less food and saving money at home.
17 August 2026 · 2 min read
Use-by vs best-before: the label that costs you money
Two date labels, two completely different meanings, and mixing them up is one of the easiest ways to waste food (or risk your health). Here's the simple rule.
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The £1,000 of food the average UK family bins every year
UK households throw away 6 million tonnes of food a year, and £17.5bn of it perfectly edible. Where does it all go, and why?
Read more →10 August 2026 · 2 min read
The most-wasted foods in UK kitchens (and how to save them)
Fresh produce, bread, milk and leftovers top the list of what UK homes throw away. Here's what gets binned most, and simple ways to keep it out of the bin.
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