Food Worth £1bn Wasted Every Year Across UK

The report added that families throw away an average of 6 meals per week.

13:26 21 May 2014

According to the figures obtained by Sky News, the United Kingdom throws away food worth £1bn every year, which equals to 950 million meals. Some of the reasons include flawed appearance and the cost of recycling. 

 

Tesco, Britain’s biggest food retailer is expected to publish its first report on food wasted each year within its UK operations. It is expected to show that more than 50,000 tons of all products get thrown out. 

 

Matt Simister, Commercial Director, Group Food at Tesco, said: "It really does impact a family's budget.

 

"What we're saying is that we acknowledge that we have a role to play in helping mums to save more money in the household.

 

"We can reduce the wastage in our own operations, but I think more importantly, we can start to influence the wastage that happens across the whole system."

 

The report is also expected to show that on average, families throw away around six meals per week, which amounts to £700 per year. Adding consumers’ wasted food, the total value is close to £13.5bn.