Food waste
Seven to ten million tonnes of food are wasted each year in the UK.
A significant amount of the food we waste could have been eaten.
There are a number of reasons for food waste, for example:
- best before dates are ignored or misunderstood
- food has been stored incorrectly
- leftover food is often thrown in the bin
Did you know?
The estimates that there is a large financial cost to consumers when food is wasted.
The cost of food waste can be as much as £700 a year for an average family.
4.4 million tonnes of the food wasted each year in the UK could have been eaten.
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