You can reduce your environmental impact by eating less meat and dairy produce. By choosing locally grown food you can reduce carbon emissions from transportation and refrigeration.
The impact of meat and dairy on the environment
- 14.5% of global greenhouse gases are caused by meat and dairy production
- 11% of Camden household’s total consumption-based carbon emissions are from food and drink choices
- over 10 million tonnes of food is wasted every year in the UK
- 67% of household food waste is still edible when thrown away
- you can halve your food-based carbon emissions by cutting down on meat and dairy
What can you do?
- try the BBC’s climate food calculator to find out how you can reduce your impact
- visit eatlikealondoner.com for new ways to cook, plan or save food
- learn about simple everyday food hacks and tips that will help you save your food from the bin with the Love Food Hate Waste Campaign
- read these tips to eat more plant-based food
- join a Camden based vegetable delivery scheme such as Vegbox
- learn more about the impact of food on the environment
- download Kitche, the food waste app designed to support food waste reduction and cost
- Help to stop food waste with: Olio food sharing app , Too good to go , Plan Zheroes