This is how much food was thrown away by Northampton General Hospital last year - and how it is trying to save more

More than £5,700 worth of food was thrown away by Northampton General Hospital in the last financial year - equal to around 82 tonnes, according to official statistics.

However the Billing Road hospital pointed to the many schemes it was implemented to reduce food waste such as smaller portion sizes and 'finger food boxes'.

Energy and sustainability manager Clare Topping said: “We continuously work to improve our sustainability across the hospital and look at what we can do to reduce food waste in staff, visitor and patient areas.