Food Waste In The UK
Here at HelloFresh, we are all about helping our customers reduce their food waste to save money and help protect the environment. We provide customers with pre-portioned and packed ingredients for recipes, so that nothing is ever left over to go to waste. To celebrate Zero Waste Week, we are sharing our top tips on how to reduce food waste - read on for our handy guide.
Here at HelloFresh, we are all about helping our customers reduce their food waste to save money and help protect the environment. We provide customers with pre-portioned and packed ingredients for recipes, so that nothing is ever left over to go to waste. To celebrate Zero Waste Week, we are sharing our top tips on how to reduce food waste - read on for our handy guide.
The UK's Household Food Waste
This is all the more important at the moment, as we see food waste in the UK at an all-time high. According to the most recent report by waste reduction and sustainability charity WRAP, in the UK alone, we produce 9.5 million tonnes of food waste. Of this, 6.6 million tonnes (70%) comes from households, 1.5 million tonnes (16%) from manufacturers, 1.1 million tonnes (12%) from hospitality and food service (HaFS), and 0.3 million tonnes (3%) from the retail industry.
The food waste produced by UK households alone each year would cover the entire surface area of the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg collectively (3883km²). The average UK household throws away enough food to feed five extra adults every week.
The food waste produced by UK households alone each year would cover the entire surface area of the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg collectively (3883km²). The average UK household throws away enough food to feed five extra adults every week.
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Food Waste In The UK
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