We’ve all been there – reaching into the fridge to find a forgotten cucumber shrivelled beyond recognition, or a half-eaten bag of baby spinach quietly collapsing into sludge.

Australian households throw out almost 2.5m tonnes of food every year – or the equivalent of 7.7m meals a day.

While the scale is daunting, we each hold a key to the solution in our own homes and kitchens.

Over the past decade, I’ve slowly developed simple systems and habits that help reduce food waste at my place. Here are some ideas that may work at yours, too.

Stop food waste at the source

The best way to prevent food waste is to avoid bringing too much into your household in the first place. And that starts at the supermarket.

I keep a digital shopping list on my phone, adding things as they run out so it’s

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