A food waste survey by Sainsbury ’s supermarket has shown that 55% of Derbyshire householders feel guilty about wasting food. However, of the Almost a third adults polled, 74% remember to turn off lights and 55% lower heating in order to save money. 5,000 of respondents ( 32% ) had switched energy suppliers to reduce costs. Taken together these behaviours would save just £305 per year, compared to the £700 an average UK family wastes on food. Sainsbury ’s will launch a “waste less, save more” campaign this January .
A food waste survey by Sainsbury’s supermarket has shown that only 3% of UK householders feel guilty about wasting food. However, of the 5,000 adults polled, 74% remember to turn off lights and 55% lower heating in order to save money. Almost a third of respondents (32%) had switched energy suppliers to reduce costs. Taken together these behaviours would save just £305 per year, compared to the £700 an average UK family wastes on food. Sainsbury’s will launch a “waste less, save more” campaign this Wednesday.