This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked which food products they have thrown away in the last week because they were past their expiry date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. A majority of 21 percent of respondents have thrown away a bakery item that has gone off, followed by 12 percent who have thrown yoghurt away.
Share of respondents that have thrown away food products in the last week because they are past their expiry date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016
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WRAP. (February 2, 2017). Share of respondents that have thrown away food products in the last week because they are past their expiry date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612856/thrown-away-food-products-uk/
WRAP. "Share of respondents that have thrown away food products in the last week because they are past their expiry date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016." Chart. February 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612856/thrown-away-food-products-uk/
WRAP. (2017). Share of respondents that have thrown away food products in the last week because they are past their expiry date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612856/thrown-away-food-products-uk/
WRAP. "Share of Respondents That Have Thrown Away Food Products in The Last Week Because They Are past Their Expiry Date in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612856/thrown-away-food-products-uk/
WRAP, Share of respondents that have thrown away food products in the last week because they are past their expiry date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612856/thrown-away-food-products-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of respondents that have thrown away food products in the last week because they are past their expiry date in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016 [Graph], WRAP, February 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612856/thrown-away-food-products-uk/
