Nearly a third of adults feel “forced” into buying larger packets or portions of food than they need – resulting in £21 billion worth of food being thrown away across the UK each year. The typical household will throw away £405 worth of wasted food a year, with bags of salad, and vegetables including carrots and potatoes, as the main culprits destined for the bin.
And 29 per cent blame this on buying larger portions of food than they need for a recipe, according to a poll of 2,000 people. In fact, more than two-thirds of adults admit they have purchased food items knowing full well they will not use them and end up throwing them away – with 28 per cent doing so on a weekly basis.
And 37 per cent know they won’t use the entirety of a product before its expiry date. It also emerged 30 per cent of parents believe they waste more food now than they ever did pre-children.
