 How much food do you waste |
 Jun 18 2011, 08:43 AM
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With the news that we all have to use slop pails, I calculated how much I would have put in this week. 1 chicken carcass, 1" square if cheese that had started to go mouldy and 1/2 plate of pasta (didn't like he sauce). Bread went to the ducks/birds, egg shells prevented the slugs, tea bags and veg peelings went in the compost bin.
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Sep 18 2011, 06:56 PM
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Interesting one this. We survived the war eating anything as did the pigs and apparently were never more healthy. Then, right up 'till the abolition of retail price maintenance we had a grocer on every street corner who sold small quantities as needed. Price maintenance goes and US style competition cuts in - only 'the big chains' are trusted to feed us. So lots and lots of petty and unnecessary regulations - which simply have the effect of ensuring only fast turnover can cope. Now there is an oligopoly (in reality a monoploy) its more cost effective NOT to have sell by dates etc. Perhaps one becomes cynical with age....
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Sep 18 2011, 07:25 PM
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QUOTE (On the edge @ Sep 18 2011, 07:56 PM)  Interesting one this. We survived the war eating anything as did the pigs and apparently were never more healthy. Then, right up 'till the abolition of retail price maintenance we had a grocer on every street corner who sold small quantities as needed. Price maintenance goes and US style competition cuts in - only 'the big chains' are trusted to feed us. So lots and lots of petty and unnecessary regulations - which simply have the effect of ensuring only fast turnover can cope. Now there is an oligopoly (in reality a monoploy) its more cost effective NOT to have sell by dates etc. Perhaps one becomes cynical with age.... Quite correct On the edge.....only talking to somewhat younger people earlier this week I don't think its only age has anything to do with being cynical... -------------------- Vexatious Candidate?
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Jayjay How much food do you waste Jun 18 2011, 08:43 AM
GMR I try not to waste food.... and very rarely do. Jun 18 2011, 10:21 AM Andy Capp QUOTE (Jayjay @ Jun 18 2011, 09:43 AM) Br... Jun 18 2011, 10:30 AM Strafin http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/helpingbirds/feeding... Jun 18 2011, 10:42 AM
Andy Capp QUOTE (Strafin @ Jun 18 2011, 11:42 AM) h... Jun 18 2011, 11:05 AM Jayjay QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Jun 18 2011, 12:05 PM)... Jun 18 2011, 03:00 PM Strafin I waste very little, years of working in catering ... Jun 18 2011, 10:44 AM Strafin Ah, I read the bit about breadcrumbs and jumped to... Jun 18 2011, 01:16 PM MoonPhoenix I don't understand.
What is a slop pail and wh... Sep 18 2011, 05:12 PM Vodabury QUOTE (MoonPhoenix @ Sep 18 2011, 06:12 P... Sep 18 2011, 05:24 PM Jayjay QUOTE (MoonPhoenix @ Sep 18 2011, 06:12 P... Sep 18 2011, 06:08 PM NWNREADER Interesting thought... For thousands of years pig... Sep 18 2011, 06:29 PM Bloggo It may be some time before it happens but everyone... Sep 19 2011, 09:50 AM xjay1337 I don't waste any food, because I eat everythi... Sep 19 2011, 10:49 AM Ron QUOTE (Bloggo @ Sep 19 2011, 10:50 AM) It... Sep 19 2011, 10:36 PM Simon Kirby The OP said we were all to get slop pails. Why... Sep 19 2011, 11:46 AM stormcloud QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Sep 19 2011, 12:46 P... Sep 19 2011, 02:55 PM Turin Machine We waste very little, if we cook too much I have i... Sep 19 2011, 07:04 PM Darren Just get yourself a human dustbin...
or cook less... Sep 19 2011, 10:02 PM Darren How much food is wasted by supermarkets etc becaus... Sep 19 2011, 11:04 PM xjay1337 QUOTE (Darren @ Sep 20 2011, 12:04 AM) Ho... Sep 20 2011, 11:35 AM Berkshirelad "Sell by", like "best before" ... Sep 20 2011, 07:33 PM NWNREADER Delivering a waste food bin to my house will be a ... Sep 20 2011, 07:40 PM Simon Kirby QUOTE (NWNREADER @ Sep 20 2011, 08:40 PM)... Sep 20 2011, 07:46 PM NWNREADER QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Sep 20 2011, 08:46 P... Sep 20 2011, 08:10 PM Simon Kirby I've read the page stomcloud linked again - he... Sep 20 2011, 09:18 PM JeffG Yes - no mention of animal waste in the leaflet le... Sep 20 2011, 09:21 PM Andy Capp This is obviously to make savings. They will be h... Sep 20 2011, 09:37 PM blackdog The issue is that a major argument against against... Sep 21 2011, 12:14 AM Andy Capp QUOTE (blackdog @ Sep 21 2011, 01:14 AM) ... Sep 21 2011, 12:18 AM stormcloud QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Sep 21 2011, 01:18 AM)... Sep 21 2011, 08:55 AM Simon Kirby QUOTE (stormcloud @ Sep 21 2011, 09:55 AM... Sep 21 2011, 08:25 PM xjay1337 QUOTE (blackdog @ Sep 21 2011, 01:14 AM) ... Sep 21 2011, 09:56 AM Andy Capp QUOTE (xjay1337 @ Sep 21 2011, 10:56 AM) ... Sep 21 2011, 11:32 AM Nothing Much Well as I generally talk rubbish... here is some m... Sep 21 2011, 12:05 PM On the edge You are slipping Nothing Much - that was a pretty ... Sep 21 2011, 07:19 PM Nothing Much "You are slipping Nothing Much - that was a p... Sep 21 2011, 09:49 PM MoonPhoenix The discussion about variously coloured bins is mo... Sep 22 2011, 10:13 AM blackdog QUOTE (MoonPhoenix @ Sep 22 2011, 11:13 A... Sep 23 2011, 07:19 AM NWNREADER Most places I have visited in France have daily co... Sep 23 2011, 08:06 PM Turin Machine Nope, it salways been "dump the garbage in th... Sep 23 2011, 08:13 PM NWNREADER QUOTE (Turin Machine @ Sep 23 2011, 09:13... Sep 23 2011, 08:19 PM Turin Machine We get three collections weekly, one for general r... Sep 24 2011, 06:46 PM |
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