Free meals and cooking workshops to highlight food waste in Hackney

This November, Hackney residents will be able to enjoy a free three course meal at a top restaurant and learn how to cook healthy cheap meals as part of a new London-wide campaign.

Small Change, Big Difference, will help people eat more things that are good for the environment and their bodies, stop wasting money by throwing good food away, and turn what they can’t eat into electricity or compost by recycling it. Current research figures reveal that London’s households throw away 890,000 tonnes of food each year. What’s more, 60% of the food Londoners discard (540,000 tonnes) is considered ‘avoidable’ food waste – i.e. perfectly good food that could have been eaten.

The events are for Hackney residents only, and are aimed at people aged 18-35 as research shows this age group wastes the most food.

On Wednesday 1 November more than 100 lucky diners will get to enjoy a free three course meal at popular restaurant Wringer and Mangle. The meal will highlight the scale of food waste by using ingredients that the average household throws away. Book your place.