This statistic shows estimates of avoidable food waste in food and drink manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. The report shoes that the diary production industry generates the highest volume of waste at 200 thousand tonnes, which is 23 percent of total manufacturing avoidable food waste. The meat, poultry and fish industry was also responsible for generating a significant volume of food waste at 160 thousand tonnes, approximately 18 percent of total manufacturing avoidable food waste.
Estimates of avoidable food waste in manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by manufacturing sub-sector
(in tonnes)
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WRAP. (January 11, 2017). Estimates of avoidable food waste in manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by manufacturing sub-sector (in tonnes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/613073/avoidable-food-waste-in-manufacturing-and-retail-uk/
WRAP. "Estimates of avoidable food waste in manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by manufacturing sub-sector (in tonnes)." Chart. January 11, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613073/avoidable-food-waste-in-manufacturing-and-retail-uk/
WRAP. (2017). Estimates of avoidable food waste in manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by manufacturing sub-sector (in tonnes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/613073/avoidable-food-waste-in-manufacturing-and-retail-uk/
WRAP. "Estimates of Avoidable Food Waste in Manufacturing and Retail in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2015, by Manufacturing Sub-sector (in Tonnes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613073/avoidable-food-waste-in-manufacturing-and-retail-uk/
WRAP, Estimates of avoidable food waste in manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by manufacturing sub-sector (in tonnes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/613073/avoidable-food-waste-in-manufacturing-and-retail-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Estimates of avoidable food waste in manufacturing and retail in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, by manufacturing sub-sector (in tonnes) [Graph], WRAP, January 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/613073/avoidable-food-waste-in-manufacturing-and-retail-uk/