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Christmas is a season full of giving, celebrating and gathering with our loved ones, and food is a very important part of these events. Over 3,200 tonnes of food waste is sent to landfills every day in Hong Kong, and this shocking number will likely be even higher during this festive season. The good news is that there are many actions we can take as individuals to help combat food waste. Here are 5 easy steps you can follow.

1) Plan before ordering

Making a plan before you order or buy food is a great way to avoid food waste. This works no matter you are ordering takeaway food for parties or eating out at restaurants. You can count the number of guests you are hosting and calculate the food you need to make sure you do not order too much. Be sure to check people’s dietary restrictions and preferences to reduce the chance of food ending up in the bin.

2）嘗試零廚餘食譜

很多人都喜歡在家煮聖誕節大餐招呼親朋好友。只要動動腦筋，煮食時也有很多方法可以減少製造廚餘，好像選擇能「用到盡」的食材，譬如可以連皮食的蔬果。你亦可以仔細查看廚櫃和雪櫃，如發現食物快到期，便應該優先使用，以免過期浪費。樂餉社曾邀請星級大廚拍攝一系列的煮食教學影片，大家不妨參考一下獲取靈感！

3）正確儲存食物

食材也好，剩飯剩菜也好，節日大餐後總會出現大量食不完的食物。如不想浪費，就必須學識存放食物的正確方法。保留包裝、選擇合適的保鮮袋或盒，及好好使用雪櫃及冰格的位置都能簡單地為食物保鮮，給你更多時間食用。

4）到樂餉社做義工

樂餉社每日馬不停蹄拯救剩食，全賴大量義工協助我們維持日常運作。十二月是「清假」的熱門季節，放假時一於來樂餉社做義工，幫忙拯救剩食，渡過有意義的一天。我們長期招募以下崗位︰

跟車義工: 樂餉社的四輛貨車每天都會到不同區域收送食物，跟車義工可以協助我們司機上落貨和做簡單的聯絡工作。按此查看義工日程表。
麵包收集活動: 成為麵包收集義工，到訪全港不同麵包店收集當天賣剩的貨品。我們逢星期二和四晚上都會舉辦有關活動，馬上到這網站查看需要義工的地點吧！除此之外，我們油塘的倉庫也需要義工在麵包收集活動當日幫忙設置場地、迎接其他麵包收集義工和將收集到的麵包分類及裝箱，準備翌日派送。

5) Donate to support our work

By collaborating with ovr 100 food companies last year, we rescue high quality surplus food and redirect it to our frontline charity partners, who in turn feed those in need in the community. We run 2 warehouses, keep 5 trucks on the road and rescue over 1,250 tonnes of food surplus last year. By donating to us, you are supporting our mission of keeping “Food wanted, not wasted”. For only HK$100, you can support 10 meals for a local charity.