SECTION FOUR where food comes from - WASTE FOOD AND PACKAGING

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How can you reduce waste by planning?
planning meals, so you only buy ingredients that you need
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how can you reduce waste by storage?
correctly store food and check use by dates
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how can you reduce waste before buying more food?
use up the contents of your fridge before buying more food
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what can you do with unwanted foods to prevent waste?
donate unwanted food to food banks
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name a plastic packaging
name 2 benefits of plastic packaging
cling film
lightweight
transparent
can be shaped to the food
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name a glass packaging
name 2 benefits of glass packaging
milk bottles, jars
transparent
heat resistant
reusable
gives food a long shelf life
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name a metal packaging
name 2 benefits of metal packaging
tins
heat resistant
gives food a long shelf life
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name a paper packaging
name 2 benefits of paper packaging
pizza boxes, egg cartons
lightweight
biodegradable
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name 2 ways how choosing suitable food packaging reduces waste food
protects food from being damaged
prevents contamination of food
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describe 2 ways that packaging can be bad for the environment
refer to landfill and energy
packaging often gets used one, thrown away and put into landfill
manufacturing materials for packaging uses lots of energy and natural resources
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how is packaging hazardous to animals?
when littered, animals can get entangled in plastic or eat it by mistake
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name 2 ways you can reduce the environmental impact of food packaging
recycling
buy products with little packaging
reuse shopping bags
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how can you reduce waste by storage?

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correctly store food and check use by dates

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how can you reduce waste before buying more food?

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what can you do with unwanted foods to prevent waste?

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name a plastic packaging
name 2 benefits of plastic packaging

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