The average UK household throws away the equivalent of six meals every week, costing almost £60 a month, a study has found. The waste costs £12.5bn a year despite a significant drive to reduce the problem, a report by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) said.


Recent research by the watchdog Which? found that 70% of consumers are worried about rising food prices.But Wrap's Household Food and Drink Waste in the UK 2012 report suggested a lack of clarity around storage and labelling, over-estimating portions and buying more than is needed were some of the reasons consumers discarded edible food.Households have cut avoidable food waste by 21% since 2007, saving consumers almost £13bn, but the rate of reduction has slowed in recent years and 4.2 million tons which could have been eaten is still thrown out.


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