3 tips to prevent food waste at home

Cupboards full, but nothing to eat? There are many reasons why we often have too much of one food and not enough of another. Photo: dpa/Christin Klose

Your kitchen cupboards are full to brimming, but instead of the pasta you need right now, there are three half-empty packets of rice. And that yoghurt that was on sale is taking up half the fridge, but nobody wants to eat it.

There are many reasons why we often have too much of one food and not enough of another. But have no fear – a new German initiative, "Zu gut fuer die Tonne" ("Too good for the bin"), has come up with three foolproof tips on preventing food waste.