A four-week waste-prevention programme beginning soon will help local households cut down food waste.

‘Every Bite’ is a programme providing in-person events plus tools, tips and industry tricks to help participants become more resourceful with their food and save money at the checkout.

Working in partnership with the Zero Waste Network Aotearoa, Wastebusters is delivering ‘Every Bite’ locally for the second year in a row. 

Wastebusters campaign lead Toby Butland said participants from last year had described the programme as “game changing” and said it changed the way they shop and eat.

“Every Bite is a fantastic programme to help households see how small tweaks and changes to their habits can drastically reduce the amount of food waste that they generate, saving grocery costs in the process,” Toby said.

Registrations are open now and programmes (in Wānaka and Hāwea) will begin on August 13 and 14 respectively.

Participants will get the chance to learn from professional chefs and zero waste champions including Dripping Bowl owner Evelyn Vallillee and threesixty restaurant head chef Alvaro, as well as the Wastebusters team.

They will also receive resources, ideas and recipes to keep their household on track and gain access to a Facebook group to share their progress and ideas, ask questions and discuss challenges.

The mission of ‘Every Bite’ is to reduce New Zealand’s waste by ten percent.

“Homes in Aotearoa are throwing away over 157,000 tonnes of edible food every year - that’s enough to feed everyone in the Upper Clutha region for more than 20 years,” Toby said. 

“We know communities in the region care about minimising their waste throughout their households and we’re really looking forward to helping people move toward greater food resourcefulness.”

Participating in ‘Every Bite’ costs just $10, with all proceeds going to local food recovery charity Kiwi Harvest.

Register for ‘Every Bite’ or find more information here.

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