As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, it’s more important than ever to know the difference between usable and non-usable food to keep costs low and usable food out of waste bins. Research from the app Too Good To Go reveals the reality of edible food being wasted at home and the steps we can all take to prevent it.
Despite the soaring cost of food prices and an increase in strategic shopping, Brits are throwing away a staggering amount of perfectly edible food per week. This includes 18 million meat and dairy items, 22 million bread and pasta items, 30.9 million fruit and vegetables and 8.7 million sweets, crisps, and chocolate – enough to feed the population of Thailand for a day.
Although a quarter of people (24%) are spending more money on food than they were last year, worryingly almost 1 in 10 (8%) of these are now wasting more, as consumers are unable to afford products that stand the test of time and last longer in the fridge.
