The Problem:
7.3 million tonnes of food and drink is thrown away by UK households each year. That's the equivalent weight of over 1 million fully grown African elephants or 139 Titanics.
So... who cares?
The impact on your purse:
✿ On average, each household wastes £470 per year on food waste and up to £700 if you have children. £470 could pay for a 4 night stay for 2 in a luxury hotel in the Cotswolds, or 9 trips to Cadbury World for a family of 5... definitely not worth missing out on!
If this is not enough to persuade you to change your food waste habits, take a look at some of the facts and statistics of environmental impacts of food waste:
The impact on our planet:
✿ Global food waste is the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after USA and China, contributing 3.3 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere per year.
✿ Water worth three times the volume of Lake Geneva is used to produce uneaten food each year
✿ Almost 1000 litres of water are wasted when one glass of milk is poured down the sink
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