We are getting yet another bin !

Mushrooms can be dried and stored practically forever as long as they don't get moist again until used. A lot of foods are like that. During the pandemic, the government here bought out everything that local farmers were growing and gave it to anyone who wanted to go collect it. There was a distribution center about 15 miles from us. I went once a week and picked up two boxes full of fresh produce and gave one box to our elderly neighbors... One box we either used up or I dehydrated the foods we couldn't use as quickly. I still have some of that dried veggies stored in air-tight containers in the kitchen. We use them in soups, stews and when I make scrambled eggs with "stuff" in them. You could also make a compost heap in one corner of your yard. Any food waste, mainly veggie waste, could go into the compost heap and it would gradually turn into soil that could be used in your garden, flowerbeds or flower pots. (Meat and bone waste aren't good in composting unless you really know what you're doing.)

Lol You are now going to be the same as us We have 4. The block behind us is hilarious 12 homes 48 bins The communal area at the back of the houses now looks shocking We have never ever used our food waste bin Oh wait. We have 5 We have a garden waste bin as well

You need to think long and hard about the food you buy. Is it something you eat often? You can also make food stretch if you use it in creative ways.

@traceyjayne That really annoys me, supermarkets insisting that we buy more that we need. Mind you I’d understand them being ticked off if you bought nothing but one mushroom.

We had three bins where we were house-sitting but only two at this place. I'm with you. Where are people supposed to store these bins?

Many a times, I feel that those packaging are not needed. See how much goes back to environment as packaging material. You are very right in saying that we should be able to buy how much we need.