On average each person in the UK throws away seven times their own body weight every year. UK households collectively produce 31 million tonnes of waste each year.  Frightening isn't it? Even more frightening, most of what we throw away isn't rubbish - it could be reused or recycled.

Reducing the amount of waste your household creates not only helps to protect the environment, but it can save you money too.  Around 20% of the food we buy from supermarkets goes straight in the bin. That means every household throws away the equivalent of £424 each year.