Food Waste

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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')[1]

Source : Mental Floss - Picture of General Household Food Waste
Source : Mental Floss - Picture of General Household Food Waste


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, 70% of which was intended to be consumed by people (30% being the 'inedible parts')[1]. In the graphic below (reproduced table 1 from the most recent WRAP briefing note[1]) this is split as around 6,400,000 tonnes of edible food waste and 3,100,000 of inedible food waste.

Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019
Source: WRAP Graphic - Key Facts Report Updated May 2019


Sources of Food Waste

Destinations of Food Waste

References