If you prefer to buy ready-made, there are a few good brands on sale. You can recycle any plastic packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside does not recycle. Before recycling cardboard, tear off any greasy parts and bin.
One Planet Pizza was founded by a father and son, and offers low-carbon footprint vegan pizzas that taste as good as any from the big take-aways. They are generous in size and bake from frozen in 15 to 20 minutes.
Don’t give leftover pizza to pets or garden birds/wildfowl, due to onion, garlic, salt and fat (could smear on feathers, affecting waterproofing and insulation). Read more on food safety for people and pets.
You can recycle pizza boxes, but not the oily parts (rip off and bin). Recycle plastic packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside does not recycle.
This crowdfunded pizza brand was started in a Norwich garage, and are now made in the Netherlands (and sold across Europe). The son has even appeared on TV, judging plant-based cheeses! Find them in independent stores and supermarkets (ASDA, Morrisons and Boots). Flavours (all on a sourdough base) include:
- Margherita (tomato and vegan cheese)
- Tex-Mex (red onion, sweetcorn, peppers and vegan cheese)
- Peppernomi (secret sauce, smoked vegan pepperoni & vegan cheese)
- Hawaiian (tomato sauce, vegan cheese, vegan bacon and pineapple). Italians don’t class pineapple as pizza, but who cares, if it saves animals?
Whole Creations Vegan Pizzas (also good!)
Whole Creations offers a ‘sheesy’ pizza with char-grilled peppers and courgettes and marinated cherry tomatoes drizzled with basil dressing. It also offers a cauliflower pizza crust (to add your own toppings) and a vegan cheesy garlic bread.
