Tag: waste and packaging

Food waste

Did you know that around one third of our household waste is food?

Fare Share, who do lots of good work in getting food to those who need it, have a short section on ‘tips to reduce food waste’ here

There are loads of great schemes aimed at reducing waste such as the ‘Community Fridge’ where you can get food for free. You can just type in your postcode here to find your nearest one. In Newhaven there are schemes both at Denton Island and at Havens Community Hub in Denton. Havens Food Cooperative aims to prevent food waste and feed the community- minimising food insecurity. They run a community pantry from Havens Community Hub (2A Thompson Road, Denton, BN9 0RS) everyday from 9am- until stocks last where they distribute surplus food from supermarkets, free of charge.

And if you’re not already, do make use of the council’s food waste collection service where even cooked food can be turned into great fertiliser:
lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/bins-waste-and-recycling/food-waste-scheme/

Change your lifestyle habits and save money

Change your lifestyle habits and save money

At NGC, we’re great believers in buying second hand where possible. It creates less waste and packaging, it means that there’s less need for new stuff, and it saves you money!

You can check the local Freegle  & Freecycle groups or Facebook ‘everything free‘ pages.

Newhaven has some great charity shops including Sense and the SCDA main shop and their children’s shop. And if you need furniture, there’s always Age Concern at Units D1 and E on Ranalah Trade Park, New Road, Newhaven, BN9 0EH.

Any primary school uniform you can get from the Newhaven Uniform bank or the Uniform lady

And there’s always ebay, Music Magpie and World of Books for second hand online shopping.
Music Magpie will even pay you to send them old phones / CDs / laptops too.

Of course, sometimes you have to be buy new – you can’t always find what you need when you need it.
But there’s a huge amount of good quality second hand goods around if you have time to look.