In 2018, the waste of food was almost 1.3 billion British pounds less than it was in 2015.This is largely due to a decrease in the food waste of households. The value of wasted food among households in the UK was approximately 15.1 billion pounds in 2015. This figure was reduced to roughly 13.8 billion ponds in 2018. The total value of wasted food in the supply chain was 5.10 billion pounds in 2015, consisting of retail, manufacturing, and hospitality and food service, with the latter having the highest value of wasted food.
Value of food waste (post-farm gate) in the UK from 2015 to 2018, by category
(in billion GBP)
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