While having a coffee with a friend, she began ranting about how much of our bread and bakery products end up in landfill.
‘It’s such a waste,’ she cried, and I couldn’t have agreed more.
Food waste has a huge environmental impact, accounting for up to 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Shockingly, over 900,000 tons of bread is wasted each year – around 24 million slices every day!
Being environmentally conscious and having a scientific background, I began to wonder what could be done about