Food Waste

Households Waste More Food Than Estimated

According to a study by Movinga, almost one quarter of all food bought by private households in the U.S. gets wasted. However, if asked, U.S. households estimate their food waste problem to be considerably lower. A similar discrepancy in actual and estimated food waste can be observed in the UK. Whilst in reality 15 percent Britons’ food is for the bin, citizens in the United Kingdom estimate to use 95 percent of their groceries.

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Total volume of food waste generated in Singapore 2013-2022
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Food waste recycling rate in Singapore 2013-2022
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Tesco food waste by category in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022/23
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Estimated amount of food waste Japan FY 2012-2021
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Food waste index of NTUC FairPrice Co-op FY 2014-2022
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Amount of food waste generated in the United States 2019, by sector

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