Turning Food Waste Into Something Useful: Michael’s Take on Everyday Sustainability

Every Wednesday we partner with 50 Shades Greener to host the Sustainability Hub. It’s a great space for anyone interested in sustainability to drop in, ask questions, and have open conversations about what sustainability really looks like in practice. I’d love to see you join us on one of these Wednesdays so we can chat through different issues and share practical tips on improving sustainability — not just at work, but at home as well. Join here: https://lnkd.in/ehzDr5CV, Add to calendar: https://lnkd.in/eQfxzVV2

For me, sustainability is very much about the small, everyday actions. One simple thing that’s become part of my daily routine is using the Big Pig composter. Despite the name, it’s not an animal,  it’s a food waste composter that turns all leftover food into reusable, nutrient-rich compost that I then use in my garden. Vegetable peelings, overripe fruit, and even dinner scraps, including small bones that would normally end up in our brown bin, all go into the Big Pig.

Using it is straightforward but incredibly effective. Food scraps go in, the machine breaks them down over time, and what comes out is a compact, usable compost. It’s reduced the amount of waste we send out of the house, cut down on smells, and made managing food waste far easier. An added bonus is that I no longer need to pay for a brown bin collection.

Using the Big Pig has changed how I think about food waste more generally. I’m much more aware of what I buy, what I eat, and how little actually needs to be thrown away. It’s a good reminder that sustainability isn’t just about big initiatives or long-term strategies, it’s about everyday habits.

Feeding scraps into the Big Pig is simple, practical, and genuinely satisfying. It turns something that would have been waste into something useful again. It’s a small action, but over time those small actions add up and make a real difference.

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