Week 2 – Declutter your kitchen 

Start off with your fridge and freezer. Empty them out and defrost and clean them. Make sure to dust off their backside as well, this will reduce the amount of electricity they require. Before you put all products back, create a system to make it easier to keep track off your food. A good idea is to have one shelf in your fridge where you place the items which are about to expire. Then whenever you are decided what to cook for dinner you can have a look at this shelf and plan a dish where you can use as many of these products to minimize food waste. Have a look at Anne-Marie Bonneau’s site or Micaela’s blog for more inspiration and some quick DIYs on reducing food waste.

You can do the same with the rest of your kitchen. Empty out the drawers and capinets, clean them and organise your items. Could you give any items away that you rarely use or plan to transition into more sustainable products? Maybe you could stop buying disposable items like paper napkins, plastic wrapper or baking paper and instead invest in items you can reuse like fabric napkins, beewax wraps and reusable baking sheet. Make sure you slowly transition to package-free shopping. Get your grains in your own glass/steel jars, say no to plastic spoons and forks that come along with your takeaway.