Supercharge your spring food routine: Save money, waste less and power Wales to No.1

Spring is the perfect time for a fresh start – and that starts with food. That’s why Merthyr Tydfil CBC is partnering with Wales Recycles to help households supercharge their spring meals. With a few simple changes, you can save time, cut your food bill and help Wales move from 2nd to 1st in the world for recycling.

We’re really close! To reach the top spot, Wales only needs to recycle 5% more food waste – that’s the equivalent of each of us recycling just one extra banana peel a week. Small action. Big impact

The cost of binning good food

Food waste still makes up around a quarter of the average rubbish bin in Wales, and most of it could have been eaten. For a household of four, that around £84 a month thrown away.

It’s often good, nutritious food too – fruit, vegetables, potatoes, fruit, and meat like chicken – the very foods that help keep us healthy.

When almost 80% of us are worried about the cost of food and 55% of us say we’re concerned about eating well, throwing good food in the bin simply doesn’t make sense.

A smarter way to cook: Prep it. Flex it. Recycle it.

This spring, it’s all about cooking smart by making food stretch further, and Wales Recycles has a simple formular for busy lives.

Prep it – Set aside a little time to cook a simple base dish, supercharged with what you’ve already got in the fridge and cupboard. You’ll save money, boost the goodness and stop good food going to waste.

Flex it – Serve it in different ways across the week to save time, satisfy picky eaters and keep things interesting.

Recycle it – Any veggie stalks, bones or inedible bits? Straight into the food caddy to be turned into renewable energy – helping power Wales to No.1. Just one caddy full of food waste could power a typical home for an hour.

It’s a no-brainer formular that helps you eat well, save money and make life easier on busy days.

Visit Wales Recycles to discover more ways to supercharge your meals, and you could also be in with the chance of winning an awesome Welsh adventure.