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November 8, 2013

Food waste: ‘Six meals a week’ thrown away by Britons

British families throw away an average of the equivalent of six meals per week in food waste, research has suggested. Publicly-funded recycling group the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) said this would amount to £60 a month for a household.

 

WRAP said buying too much, serving large portions and confusion over food labelling were the main causes.

 

To read the full report please visit the BBC News website.