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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Josie Clarke

Households urged to spend Boxing Day using up Christmas leftovers

Some 85,000 tonnes of edible Christmas food is expected to be thrown away this festive season (Alamy/PA) -

Households have been urged to spend Boxing Day using up Christmas dinner leftovers amid figures suggesting food waste will cost a family of four an average of £1,000 this year.

Households are set to throw away around 85,000 tonnes of edible Christmas food this festive season alone, according to estimates from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) and the Office for National Statistics.

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