Did you know that throwing away just a single portion of Christmas dinner produces the same carbon emissions as having your Christmas lights on every day in December?

Love Food Hate Waste have teamed up with Chef Gary Maclean, pictured, to give some tips to help you reduce food waste this Christmas: Turn your turkey upside down – turkey is often binned because it’s overcooked or dry.

Heat your oven on a low setting and cook your turkey upside down to help flavour go into the breast meat and keep the turkey moist.

Go buffet-style – serving your meal buffet style rather than piling everything onto a plate encourages people to take what they know they will eat and avoids waste. Love your leftovers – use any uneaten festive food for leftovers or freeze suitable food to be used at a later date.

Love Food Hate Waste have also developed Christmas meal plans with minimal food waste which you can find at: https://www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/tags/christmas