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Galway householders are helping stem the rising tide of dumped food in Ireland - estimated at over 19,000 tonnes a week.

This is a delicious dessert that will keep in the freezer for up to six weeks.

Galway schools are being asked to join a nationwide campaign against food waste as world hunger levels rise to new alarming levels.

Minister for Communications, Climate Action & Environment, Dennis Naughten, has released a statement on the Government’s plans to incentivise people to reduce their waste and to recycle more through the gradual phasing out of flat-rate fees for bin collections.

Irish households must become more active in preventing food waste and managing their food waste appropriately, according to a new campaign run by the three Regional Waste Management Offices.

Amost 3,000 meals of surplus food from Tesco stores in Westmeath have been donated to local charities across the county since the roll-out of its FoodCloud partnership last July.

Westmeath County Council is challenging Westmeath householders to reduce their food waste by a quarter under the Stop Food Waste Challenge.

Householders who reduce their food waste by 25 per cent could save as much as €60 a month on their bills.

A new regulation coming into effect on Tuesday could help householders in Castlebar and Ballina cut down on the thousands of euros of food that is being binned each year.

One third of the food we buy ends up in the bin costing the average housholder €1,000 a year, that is according to the StopFoodWaste Campaign which will have its own stall at this year’s Galway Food Festival providing members of the public with all they need to know about food waste and creative ways to be more economical.