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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Andrew Young

More than a tenth of the Christmas food shop will end up in the bin, study finds

Six in ten Brits admit to overbuying food at Christmas – with almost 13% of festive food destined for the bin, a study has found.

Three in ten adults (31%) say they waste more food than usual during the festive season, as 16% struggle to judge how much they need to last them through Christmas.

Carrots, potatoes, and pigs in blankets are the most popular foods to be found in British households on Christmas Day, as well as the traditional turkey.

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