Households across the UK waste a whopping 4.5 million tonnes of edible food each year, data has revealed – but Brits could gain two-and-a-half days a year simply by eating their leftovers.
Wasteful Brits admit to throwing away as much as a quarter of the food they cook each week – despite spending 44 minutes a day, or five hours a week, preparing and cooking these meals.
Potatoes, bread, and milk are the top food items that end up being wasted – while a total of 920,000 whole bananas, and 800,000 whole apples, end up in bins across the UK every day.
