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Food and drink waste from households in the UK
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Summary Reducing the amount of food and drink that is wasted is a key element in developing a sustainable food system. In the UK, the largest contribution to food waste is from homes: 8.3 million tonnes per year, costing consumers £12 billion and contributing 3% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. This paper describes recent insights gained from research by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and others into the types of food wasted, why it is wasted and what can be done to minimise it. The research methods used – which have parallels with dietary research – are described and findings of interest to the field of nutrition are highlighted, including the impact of waste on intake (e.g. 0.8 portions of fruit and vegetables are wasted per person per day). The activities undertaken by WRAP and its partners to minimise household food waste are described: consumer engagement and working with retailers and food manufacturers to help consumers to buy the right amount, keep what they buy at its best and use what they buy. Between 2006–2007 and 2009, the amount of household food waste reduced, this is discussed in light of the work of WRAP and its partners, and other influences such as food prices. Areas for future research and engagement to further reduce the quantity and impact of food waste are outlined.
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“Waste composition analyses have limitations on information about specific waste quantities by food category and do not include alternative disposal routes of households, such as a separate bio-waste collection, home composting, or the use as pet food [103], but above all, there is no generation of information about the causes of the FLW.”
From Packaging-Related Food Losses and Waste: An Overview of Drivers and Issues (2019) · cites this paper as [103]
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“Waste composition analyses have limitations on information about specific waste quantities by food category and do not include alternative disposal routes of households, such as a separate bio-waste collection, home composting, or the use as pet food [103], but above all, there is no generation of information about the causes of the FLW.”
From Packaging-Related Food Losses and Waste: An Overview of Drivers and Issues (2019) · cites this paper as [103]
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“Quested et al. (2011) suggest that the food and drink wasted in UK homes that could have been eaten has a retail value of approximately £12 billion.”
From The food waste hierarchy as a framework for the management of food surplus and food waste (2014) · cites this paper as Quested et al. (2011)
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“research shows that such observational methods can be unreliable and tend to underestimate food waste generation (17–19).”
From Valuing the multiple impacts of household food waste (2019) · cites this paper as [17]
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Metadata
- Authors
- Quested, T. E., Parry, A. D., Easteal, S., & Swannell, R.
- Affiliations
- Wrap (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Quested, T. E.
- ORCID
- Quested, T. E.
- Venue
- Nutrition Bulletin
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-11-08
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 460-467
- ISSN
- 1467-3010 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-9827
- OpenAlex
- W2105631206
- Cited by
- 297
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nutrition Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Waste Management and Recycling
- Keywords
- household food waste, food waste reduction, sustainable food systems, greenhouse gas emissions, fruit and vegetable waste, customer engagement, food prices, dietary intake
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