Italy: weekly household food waste 2020

The awareness towards food waste, its causes as well as its economic impact has increased over the years in Italy. As of May 2020, a survey was conducted among Italian households aiming at determining the food wasted on a day, ranked by category. It was found that an average of 40 grams of bread and bakery products was wasted on a day. The food wasted the least appeared to be cheese, as approximately 17 grams were thrown away by Italian families.

Daily average food waste among Italian households as of 2020, by category (in grams)

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

Italy

Survey time period

April 29 to May 5, 2020

Number of respondents

1,200 respondents

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

The respondents were selected according to the following criteria: gender, age, macro-area of residence, municipality of residence size.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Quali alimenti avete gettato ieri ? E che peso potevano avere, valutato in grammi ?"

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