Scotland wastes 1.35 million tonnes of food annually.

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From the BBC:

Scotland has been wasting 1.35 million tonnes of food and drink annually, according to Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS).

Households were responsible for 600,000 tonnes of the waste, while businesses generated about 740,000 tonnes.

The amount of food dumped would, according to ZWS, fill 17 million wheelie bins.

The figure, calculated from detailed information gathered in 2013, will be used as the baseline to measure future improvements.

The Scottish government has set itself the target of reducing food waste by one-third by 2025.

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1 comment on “Scotland wastes 1.35 million tonnes of food annually.”

  1. Catherine Moore

    The amount of food waste is unacceptable I was a volunteer for Love food Hate waste until our funding for that project expired. There seems to be a huge need for education. There are many folk who never write a shopping line nor use up wee bits of left over food. I think there is still some confusion over dates oh food.

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