Food waste event for businesses to be held in Thurles next week

The second year of the National Food Waste Recycling Week awareness campaign will run from June 5-11, 2023 and is being supported by Tipperary County Council.

This campaign, managed by MyWaste.ie will provide practical advice with easy to follow hints and tips to encourage everyone to recycle more of their food waste.

This year, the aim is to ensure that people understand that food waste needs to be fully separated from all packaging such as plastic or other containers to prevent contamination at the compost and anaerobic digestion facilities leading to higher quality recycling.

Tipperary County Council will be hosting a number of events where attendees will receive a food waste caddy, each with a starter pack of caddy liners as well as free compost for their gardens (pending availability) together with an information leaflet on how to recycle food waste at home.

The dates and venues are as follows:

Wednesday, June 7 – Supervalu in Thurles in association with the TGBN are hosting a Food Waste briefing for businesses on how to reduce food waste and related business costs. Minister Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, said:

“This National Food Waste Recycling Week, my message to everyone is straightforward. We all have a role to play in reducing food waste. It benefits our local environment, can help us reach our climate targets, helps us show our farmers, fishers and food producers that we value their products, and of course it can help us save money on our grocery bills.

“Working together with colleagues in government we are committed to our global climate targets and protecting our local environment. There is a wealth of information on how every household can reduce their food waste at MyWaste.ie, and I encourage everyone to consider trying out some of their practical ideas that can help you to play your part.”

The campaign is being managed by Ireland’s three regional waste management planning offices and funded by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.

For more information on the National Food Waste Recycling Week 2023 and to check local events our website.