Families in Swadlincote could save a collective £1.2m a year by reducing food waste, Sainsbury’s said, and local people would contribute to a book designed to inspire other places to adopt some of the ideas. Sainsbury ’s has given £ 1 m to Swadlincote , a market town in South Derbyshire , to fund ways of halving household food waste . The supermarket will work with local groups and the local council next year to promote ideas such as putting mushrooms in used coffee grounds , using artificial “ noses ” that detect whether food is safe to eat and introducing community follow - ups to find new ways of using unwanted food . Local residents will contribute to a book designed to inspire other places to adopt some of the ideas . The town beat 189 rival towns and cities that applied to take part in the trial . Sainsbury ’s plans to spend £ ##3 m over the next five years to promote similar schemes .
Sainsbury ’s has given £ 1 m to Swadlincote , a market town in South Derbyshire , to fund ways of halving household food waste . The supermarket will work with local groups and the local council next year to promote ideas such as putting mushrooms in used coffee grounds , using artificial “ noses ” that detect whether food is safe to eat and introducing community follow - ups to find new ways of using unwanted food . Local residents will contribute to a book designed to inspire other places to adopt some of the ideas . The town beat 189 rival towns and cities that applied to take part in the trial . Sainsbury ’s plans to spend £ ##3 m over the next five years to promote similar schemes .