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How Does Food Affect Our www.pect Waste? www.pect.org.uk Do You Know The Difference? Food Waste Wasted Food www.pect www.pect.org.uk Wasted Food In The UK 30.8% of all food purchased It is estimated in the UK that the food is thrown
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30.8%
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purchased in the UK is thrown away
Wasted Food In The UK
6.5 million tonnes of food is wasted by UK households every year 4.5 million tonnes of which is edible! It is estimated that the food wasted in Europe and America could feed the world 3 times over!
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What Are We Throwing Away?
4.8 billion grapes 1.9 billion potatoes 2.6 billion slices of bread 484 million yoghurts 259 million Chocolate & sweets 2.6 billion apples
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What Is The Impact?
If we stop wasting food the CO2 impact would be the same as taking 1 car out of every 4 off the road. That would save 15 million tonnes of CO2 20% of the UKs greenhouse gases are associated with food production, distribution and storage
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Eating Well
Fruit & Vegetables Carbohydrates
- r Starchy
Foods Proteins Dairy
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Eating Well
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What Can You Do?
Fistful
2-3
Cupful Finger & Thumb Palmful
5+ 3-4 2-3
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Food Waste Wasted Food
So What Is The Difference?
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