West Sussex County Council: Don’t be a pasta waster

Date: May 12, 2009

Press Release Number: PR2865

Press Release

The Love Food Hate Waste drive launched in West Sussex by Better Tomorrows is to be stepped up with the focus on: Don’t be a pasta waster.

This follows its success at a Food and Farming Fair held at The Weald and Downland Open Air Museum near Chichester.

Better Tomorrows is an independent community interest group that aims to:

· Stop rubbish going in the bin.
· Promote initiatives that will reduce the negative effects of climate change.
· Promote activities that encourage the recovery of resources from the waste stream
· Establish a sustainable future.

Better Tomorrows display at the fair attracted hundreds of people and at times they were standing four deep at the stand, said Phil Townrow, one the group’s directors.

“Most were interested in the Love Food Hate Waste display where we demonstrated what a normal serving of rice and pasta looked like using our special measuring utensils.

“They were amazed how little was required. Most said the leftovers went either ‘on to my husband’s plate’, ‘in the dog bowl’ or ‘in the bin’. Few said it was used up for dinner the next day.”

The spaghetti measure demonstrations were backed up by cards that showed how crafty cooking can help people save money and reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.

“They showed interesting ways to deal with leftovers and the response was overwhelmingly positive,” said Phil.

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