Households could save £858 a year by cutting food waste, trial suggests

Participants reduced waste by 76% by meal planning, using up leftovers and freezing more

Householders reduced their food waste by 76% in a recent trial in which they took steps such as making better use of leftovers and using their freezers more.

Two-thirds of the participants said they slashed their weekly food bill by an average of 16.50 per week - equivalent to 858 over a year. The findings from the six-week experiment mean that each of the households could stop more than 76kg of food ending up in the bin if they continued their new habits for a year.