Food waste costing more than £10m a year

Guernsey Waste said the main reasons for food wastage was due to not being eaten in time or too much was cooked

Guernsey's household food waste is currently costing the island more than £10m a year, according to Guernsey Waste.

The States body announced it would be supporting the UK's Food Waste Action Week in a bid to reduce the cost and environmental impact of local food.

The UK campaign aims to raise awareness of the huge impact of household food waste on climate change.

Douglas Button, Guernsey Waste's minimisation and sustainability officer, encouraged islanders to think before they bin food.

He said he was "frustrated" by the levels of waste figures and claimed "70% of Guernsey's food waste is avoidable".

Mr Button said the figures showed the average family in the island would spend more than £900 per year on food it would throw away.

The campaign encourages islanders to freeze or preserve food that has not been used.

Guernsey Waste said: "Cutting down on avoidable food waste is one of the single biggest contributions that islanders can make towards reducing carbon emissions – and potentially save hundreds of pounds at the same time."