This statistic shows the amount of food and drink waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, through the food chain. It shows that 7.3 million tons of food and drink waste was produced in households, while 0.25 million tons were produced in retail.
Waste from food and drink in the food chain in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 (in million metric tons)
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Defra. (May 24, 2018). Waste from food and drink in the food chain in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/476858/food-and-drink-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Waste from food and drink in the food chain in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 (in million metric tons)." Chart. May 24, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476858/food-and-drink-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. (2018). Waste from food and drink in the food chain in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/476858/food-and-drink-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra. "Waste from Food and Drink in The Food Chain in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476858/food-and-drink-waste-united-kingdom-uk/
Defra, Waste from food and drink in the food chain in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/476858/food-and-drink-waste-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Waste from food and drink in the food chain in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Defra, May 24, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/476858/food-and-drink-waste-united-kingdom-uk/