I don’t know about you, but the garden here at zero waste towers, is bursting with fresh herbs. Some herbs such as rosemary, thyme and sage last all year round, except in a very hard winter, so you can eat them fresh all year round.

Welcome to “Food waste Friday”! It’s that time of the week when I keep myself accountable by publicly confessing to food waste that is past its best.

Are you managing to avoid food waste, despite soaring temperatures? It hasn’t been below 27 degrees for about 10 days now, and I don’t know about you, but I’ve been noticing just how much quicker fresh foods are going off.

It was Elliott Heap’s enthusiasm to encourage his parents to recycle more that led to his family taking part in a two-week recycling challenge for an ITV1 documentary, ‘Throwaway Britain’, which was broadcast on 1st August.

We’ve got a lot of businesses signed up to zero waste week this year. From local authorities to small family run businesses, the topic of food waste is hot… Today, Sarah from First Mile is here to tell us how to reduce business food waste – these tips apply to householders as well; just scale…

It seems bananas are your number one item of food waste. Over on Facebook, our zero heroes can’t get enough of talking about them – personally I think they are all a bit bananas…

Welcome to Food waste Friday. It’s that time of the week where I haul out the gory foods that have gone slimy, mouldy or just plain OFF and show them to the world!

This week I’m giving myself a bit pat on the back. You remember the other day I shared seven amazing strawberry recipes? Well I was in danger of ending up with some delightful strawberries being composted myself, here at zero waste towers.

My name is Yuriko and I work at Abel & Cole. I’m a foodie, dog lover and crafter. At Abel & Cole we think food waste is rubbish. Though we’re also realistic.

Inspired by The Frugal Girl, every week I take part in Food Waste Friday where post up photos of food I’m wasting. This helps keep me accountable and the goal is I’ll become SO accountable I’ll eventually end up wasting a big ZERO!