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In 2022, domestic food waste in the UK was at 6.4 million tonnes. [1] By 2024, bread (900,000 tonnes) and potatoes (700,000 tonnes) were still the biggest source of household food waste in the UK; these were followed by milk, left-overs, drinks, pork, poultry, carrots and chips (fries). [62] Lettuce and fruit were also seen high on the list. [63]
Some 93% of all cereals consumed in the UK last year were produced in the country, compared with 53% of fresh vegetables. Key statistics in Government report on UK food security Skip to main content
To tackle waste issues, encompassing food waste, the government-funded "Waste & Resources Action Programme" (WRAP) was created in 2000. The main and most common method of disposal in the United Kingdom is landfill. [4] Other methods are also used such as Incineration and anaerobic digestion. Out of all of the waste that was from household ...
Under Sustainable Development Goal 12, the Food and Agriculture Organization is responsible for measuring food loss, while the UN Environmental Program measures food waste. [17] The 2024 UNEP Food Waste Index Report, "Think Eat Save: Tracking Progress to Halve Global Food Waste," addresses the severe issue of food waste that accounts for US$1 ...
Food delivery drivers with companies including Uber Eats, Just Eat and Deliveroo stage a five-hour strike between 5pm and 10pm over pay and conditions. [180] 15 February The UK is confirmed to be in a recession, after the economy shrank by 0.3% between October and December, having already contracted between July and September 2023. [181]
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is a ministerial department of the government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture , fisheries and rural communities in the entire United Kingdom.
Commercial and industrial (C&I) waste makes up a large proportion of the UK's waste. According to DEFRA, 48 million tonnes of C&I waste was generated in England in 2009, down from 67.9 million tonnes 6 years earlier. Furthermore, 52% of C&I waste was reused or recycled, compared to just 42% in 2002/03.
WRAP logo 2024. WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) is a British registered charity. [1] It works with businesses, individuals and communities to achieve a circular economy, [2] by helping them reduce waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way.