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Article: Fresh approach to food; sponsored by Environment Agency It is definitely the new black... A third of all the food we buy in the UK ends up being thrown away - sad isn't it? Most wasted food could be eaten, but thrown in the bin it is a waste of money and a major contributor to climate change. PHILIP BITHELL, the North East's regional waste awareness co-ordinator, reports.(Features)
- Article from:
- Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
- Article date:
- February 5, 2008
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Byline: PHILIP BITHELL
IN THE UK we throw away 6.7m tonnes of food every year. Research from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) and the Love Food, Hate Waste Campaign shows fruit and vegetables make up 40% of food which is thrown away.
Meat and fish, bread and other bakery products, dairy produce, rice and pasta are all in the top five most-wasted foods.
The main reasons for throwing away food are ...