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	[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around 9,500,000 tonnes (down from 11,200,000 tonnes in 2007), 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1"/>. Food Waste is part of wider reported figures on [[Organic Waste]] (on a dedicated Wikiwaste page) by [[DEFRA]], although these figures pre-date the [[WRAP]] figures.		[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around 9,500,000 tonnes (down from 11,200,000 tonnes in 2007), 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1"/>. Food Waste is part of wider reported figures on [[Organic Waste]] (on a dedicated Wikiwaste page) by [[DEFRA]], although these figures pre-date the [[WRAP]] figures.

	In the graphic below (reproduced table 1 from the most recent [[WRAP]] briefing note<ref name= "ref1"/>) the total waste is split at around 6,400,000 tonnes of ~~edible~~ Food Waste ~~and 3~~,~~100~~,000 of ~~inedible~~ Food Waste (~~the~~ inedible ~~fraction shown red in~~ the ~~graphic~~ and ~~should not be added to the numbers in black or blue)~~.		In the graphic below (reproduced table 1 from the most recent [[WRAP]] briefing note<ref name= "ref1"/>) the total waste is split at around 6,400,000 tonnes of Food Waste from UK households. In June 2025 [[WRAP]] revised these figures for 2022, estimating a drop to 6,000,000 tonnes of Food Waste (of which 4.4m tonnes was edible and 1.6m tonnes was inedible) as a result of the 'COVID pandemic' and 'cost of living crisis'<ref>https://www.wrap.ngo/media-centre/press-releases/household-food-waste-levels-threaten-uks-carbon-reduction-ambitions</ref>.

	Figures in blue are not classed as Food Waste (food surplus) or by-products and so are not included in the figures in black. They included around 700,000 tonnes of food surplus from manufacturing, retail and hospitality and food services being redistributed via charitable and commercial routes or being diverted to produce animal feed (classified as waste prevention under the food material hierarchy and based on 2015 numbers). Management of all Food Waste has to comply with the [[Animal By-Products Order]] and some diversion, for example to animals, may require [[treatment]] to comply with the regulations.		Figures in blue are not classed as Food Waste (food surplus) or by-products and so are not included in the figures in black. They included around 700,000 tonnes of food surplus from manufacturing, retail and hospitality and food services being redistributed via charitable and commercial routes or being diverted to produce animal feed (classified as waste prevention under the food material hierarchy and based on 2015 numbers). Management of all Food Waste has to comply with the [[Animal By-Products Order]] and some diversion, for example to animals, may require [[treatment]] to comply with the regulations.

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	# (note shown as 9 in the table) Examples include spent grain from brewing and dried sugar beet pulp		# (note shown as 9 in the table) Examples include spent grain from brewing and dried sugar beet pulp
	# (note shown as 10 in the table) Includes 261,000 tonnes from retail and 43,000 tonnes from wholesale		# (note shown as 10 in the table) Includes 261,000 tonnes from retail and 43,000 tonnes from wholesale

			Under [[Simpler Recycling]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/simpler-recycling-collections-and-tougher-regulation-to-reform-waste-system</ref> [[Food Waste]] is defined as:
			* all food intended for human or household pet consumption, regardless of whether it has any nutritional value
			* biodegradable material resulting from the processing or preparation of food, including inedible food parts such as bones, eggshells, fruit and vegetable skins, tea bags and coffee grounds.

	==Sources of Food Waste==		==Sources of Food Waste==

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	It is hoped this will put countries on track towards the attainment of the UN [[Sustainable Development Goals]] and that Member States should aim to achieve a food waste reduction target of 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2050.		It is hoped this will put countries on track towards the attainment of the UN [[Sustainable Development Goals]] and that Member States should aim to achieve a food waste reduction target of 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2050.

			==Food Waste Collection==
			[[Food Waste]] for households can be collected in two primary arrangements, as set out in more detail on the links to the following:
			* [[Food Comingled\| Food Mixed with Garden Waste]]
			* [[Food Separate \| Food Collected Separately]]
			The two systems are collected in different bin and lorry systems as summarised below.

			{\| class="wikitable"
			!Separate Food Waste System !!Separate Food Waste System !! Green Waste and Food Waste Mixed System
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			\|[[File:Recycling-Lorry-800x600.jpg\|200px\|left\|Kerbside Collection Lorry all rights reserved Devon County Council]] \|\|[[File:Biffa Turns To SFS For New Fleet On Isle of Wight 42163.jpg\|200px\|left\|RCV with food 'pod' at front of lorry with separate lifting mechanism, all rights reserved Specialist Fleet Services]]\|\| [[File:Webessentials advert 2373683 Dennis-Eagle-Elite-7.jpg\|200px\|left\|2015 Dennis Elite 70/30 Split Body Refuse Truck, all rights reserved Dennis Eagle]]
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			\|'''[[Kerbside Collection Lorry]] with compartment for food waste'''\|\|'''[[RCV]] with 'pod' at front for food waste\|\|'''[[RCV]] for mixed food and green waste (split body shown)'''
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			\|[[File:Food caddy outdoor and indoor 0.jpg\|150px\|left\|Indoor and Outdoor Food Waste Bins, all rights reserved Harrow Council]]\|\|[[File:Food caddy outdoor and indoor 0.jpg\|150px\|left\|Indoor and Outdoor Food Waste Bins, all rights reserved Harrow Council]] \|\|[[File:2-wheel-waste-disposal-containers-35414-2290641 64487.1558013820.jpg\|100px\|center\|180 litre Wheelie Bin image from WheelieBin Warehouse (all rights reserved)]]
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			\|'''5 litre kitchen caddie and 23 litre food bin'''\|\|'''5 litre kitchen caddie and 23 litre food bin''' \|\|'''[[Wheelie Bin]] up to 240 litres'''
			\|}

			[[Food Waste]] from businesses is primarily collected separately via [[Wheelie Bin]]s of up to 660 litres via an [[RCV]] collection lorry with a 'pod' at the front, or dedicated [[RCV]] lorry with no compaction - as further explained in the linked pages in WikiWaste.

	==References==		==References==

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	The target for Scotland is a 33% reduction in [[Food Waste]] from the 1m tonnes produced in 2013, by 2025<ref>[https://www.gov.scot/policies/managing-waste/food-waste/#:~:text=Reducing%20food%20waste,Scotland%20by%2033%25%20by%202025/ Managing Food Waste, Scottish Government]</ref>.		The target for Scotland is a 33% reduction in [[Food Waste]] from the 1m tonnes produced in 2013, by 2025<ref>[https://www.gov.scot/policies/managing-waste/food-waste/#:~:text=Reducing%20food%20waste,Scotland%20by%2033%25%20by%202025/ Managing Food Waste, Scottish Government]</ref>.

	The ~~Target~~ for Wales is a 50% reduction in [[Food Waste]] from 2006/2007 levels by 2025 and a limit of 5% to landfill<ref>[https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/consultations/2020-01/consultation-circular-economy-strategy.pdf/ Beyond Recycling Consultation Document, Welsh Government]</ref>.		The target for Wales is a 50% reduction in [[Food Waste]] from 2006/2007 levels by 2025 and a limit of 5% to landfill<ref>[https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/consultations/2020-01/consultation-circular-economy-strategy.pdf/ Beyond Recycling Consultation Document, Welsh Government]</ref>.

			The '''[[Courtauld Agreement]]''' is a voluntary agreement which brings together organisations from across the food system with a key area of focus on the target of reducing [[food waste]]. Those signatories are committed, on a voluntary basis, to reduce [[food waste]] against historical levels.

	EU Directive 2018/851 which amends Directive 2008/98 on waste (the [[Waste Framework Directive]]) suggests that measures to promote prevention and reduction of [[Food Waste]] should be in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations on 25 Sep 2015 and in particular its target of halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030.		EU Directive 2018/851 which amends Directive 2008/98 on waste (the [[Waste Framework Directive]]) suggests that measures to promote prevention and reduction of [[Food Waste]] should be in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations on 25 Sep 2015 and in particular its target of halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030.

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	[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around '''9,500,000 tonnes''', 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020]</ref>		[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around '''9,500,000 tonnes''', 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020]</ref>
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	[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around '''9,500,000 tonnes''', 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020]</ref>		[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around '''9,500,000 tonnes''', 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020]</ref>
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 ==Destinations of Food Waste==
 The [[WRAP]] report does not analyse the proportion of [[Animal By-product Material]], but the nature of the material and its category (i.e. whether its Cat. 1, 2 or 3) will determine, to a large extent, the type of [[disposal]]/[[treatment]] and operational route required for the treatment of the material to meet the regulations. The table above shows that around 1,900,000 tonnes of Food Waste was treated via [[recycling]], with the remainder staying in mixed waste streams that are treated via [[recovery]] or [[landfill]]. This is primarily a function of the ease of collecting Food Waste from producers and the associated cost, which means that a large proportion (around 80% in the above table) is still not separately collected for [[recycling]]. The primary route for [[recycling]] of Food Waste that has been separately collected is [[Anaerobic Digestion]], whereas [[In Vessel Composting]] is the primary route for Food Waste collected mixed with [[Green Waste]].
 ==References==

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	[[WRAP]] estimates the ~~'''~~annual Food Waste arisings~~'''~~ within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around '''9,500,000 tonnes''', 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020]</ref>		[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around '''9,500,000 tonnes''', 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1">[https://wrap.org.uk/sites/files/wrap/Food_%20surplus_and_waste_in_the_UK_key_facts_Jan_2020.pdf [[WRAP]] Key Facts Jan. 2020]</ref>
	[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]		[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]]
	[[File:Food Waste Picture.png\|300px\|left\|Source : Mental Floss - Picture of General Household Food Waste]]__TOC__		[[File:Food Waste Picture.png\|300px\|left\|Source : Mental Floss - Picture of General Household Food Waste]]__TOC__
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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	[[WRAP]] estimates the annual Food Waste arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around 9,500,000 tonnes (down from 11,200,000 tonnes in 2007), 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1"/>. Food Waste is part of wider reported figures on [[Organic Waste]] (on a dedicated Wikiwaste page) by [[DEFRA]], although these figures pre-date the [[WRAP]] figures.		[[WRAP]] estimates the annual [[Food Waste]] arisings within households, hospitality & food service, food manufacture, retail and wholesale sectors in 2018 at around 9,500,000 tonnes (down from 11,200,000 tonnes in 2007), 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')<ref name= "ref1"/>. Food Waste is part of wider reported figures on [[Organic Waste]] (on a dedicated Wikiwaste page) by [[DEFRA]], although these figures pre-date the [[WRAP]] figures.

	In the graphic below (reproduced table 1 from the most recent [[WRAP]] briefing note<ref name= "ref1"/>) the total waste is split at around 6,400,000 tonnes of edible Food Waste and 3,100,000 of inedible Food Waste (the inedible fraction shown red in the graphic and should not be added to the numbers in black or blue).		In the graphic below (reproduced table 1 from the most recent [[WRAP]] briefing note<ref name= "ref1"/>) the total waste is split at around 6,400,000 tonnes of edible Food Waste and 3,100,000 of inedible Food Waste (the inedible fraction shown red in the graphic and should not be added to the numbers in black or blue).

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	==Destinations of Food Waste==		==Destinations of Food Waste==
	The [[WRAP]] report does not analyse the proportion of [[Animal By-product Material]], but the nature of the material and its category (i.e. whether its Cat. 1, 2 or 3) will determine, to a large extent, the type of [[disposal]]/[[treatment]] and operational route required to meet the regulations. The table above shows that around 1,900,000 tonnes of Food Waste was treated via [[recycling]], with the remainder staying in mixed waste streams that are treated via [[recovery]] or [[landfill]]. This is primarily a function of the ease of collecting Food Waste from producers and the associated cost, which means that a large proportion (around 80% in the above table) is still not separately collected for [[recycling]]. The primary route for [[recycling]] of Food Waste that has been separately collected is [[Anaerobic Digestion]], whereas [[In Vessel Composting]] is the primary route for Food Waste collected mixed with [[Green Waste]].		The [[WRAP]] report does not analyse the proportion of [[Animal By-product Material]], but the nature of the material and its category (i.e. whether its Cat. 1, 2 or 3) will determine, to a large extent, the type of [[disposal]]/[[treatment]] and operational route required for the treatment of the material to meet the regulations. The table above shows that around 1,900,000 tonnes of Food Waste was treated via [[recycling]], with the remainder staying in mixed waste streams that are treated via [[recovery]] or [[landfill]]. This is primarily a function of the ease of collecting Food Waste from producers and the associated cost, which means that a large proportion (around 80% in the above table) is still not separately collected for [[recycling]]. The primary route for [[recycling]] of Food Waste that has been separately collected is [[Anaerobic Digestion]], whereas [[In Vessel Composting]] is the primary route for Food Waste collected mixed with [[Green Waste]].

	==References==		==References==

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	==Destinations of Food Waste==		==Destinations of Food Waste==
	The [[WRAP]] report does not analyse the proportion of [[Animal By-product Material]], but the nature of the material and its category (i.e. whether its Cat. 1, 3 or 3) will determine, to a large extent, the type of [[disposal]]/[[treatment]] and operational route required to meet the regulations. The table above shows that around 1,900,000 tonnes of Food Waste was treated via [[recycling]], with the remainder staying in mixed waste streams that are treated via [[recovery]] or [[landfill]]. This is primarily a function of the ease of collecting Food Waste from producers and the associated cost, which means that a large proportion (around 80% in the above table) is still not separately collected for [[recycling]]. The primary route for [[recycling]] of Food Waste that has been separately collected is [[Anaerobic Digestion]], whereas [[In Vessel Composting]] is the primary route for Food Waste collected mixed with [[Green Waste]].		The [[WRAP]] report does not analyse the proportion of [[Animal By-product Material]], but the nature of the material and its category (i.e. whether its Cat. 1, 2 or 3) will determine, to a large extent, the type of [[disposal]]/[[treatment]] and operational route required to meet the regulations. The table above shows that around 1,900,000 tonnes of Food Waste was treated via [[recycling]], with the remainder staying in mixed waste streams that are treated via [[recovery]] or [[landfill]]. This is primarily a function of the ease of collecting Food Waste from producers and the associated cost, which means that a large proportion (around 80% in the above table) is still not separately collected for [[recycling]]. The primary route for [[recycling]] of Food Waste that has been separately collected is [[Anaerobic Digestion]], whereas [[In Vessel Composting]] is the primary route for Food Waste collected mixed with [[Green Waste]].

	==References==		==References==