This statistic shows the weight of household food waste (excluding drink) in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by avoidability. Avoidable food waste reached 4.4 million tonnes in 2015. Waste deemed unavoidable weighed 1.6 million tonnes.
Weight of household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by avoidability* (in million tonnes)
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WRAP. (January 1, 2017). Weight of household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by avoidability* (in million tonnes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283365/household-food-waste-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP. "Weight of household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by avoidability* (in million tonnes)." Chart. January 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283365/household-food-waste-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP. (2017). Weight of household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by avoidability* (in million tonnes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283365/household-food-waste-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP. "Weight of Household Food Waste in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Avoidability* (in Million Tonnes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283365/household-food-waste-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP, Weight of household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by avoidability* (in million tonnes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283365/household-food-waste-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-avoidability/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Weight of household food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by avoidability* (in million tonnes) [Graph], WRAP, January 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283365/household-food-waste-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-avoidability/