This statistic shows the weekly food and drink waste per household, by avoidability, in the United Kingdom in 2012. Three kilos of avoidable waste was generated weekly by an average UK household in 2012.
Weight of average household food and drink waste per week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by avoidability* (in kilograms)
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WRAP. (November 1, 2013). Weight of average household food and drink waste per week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by avoidability* (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/283416/household-food-and-drink-waste-per-week-in-the-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP. "Weight of average household food and drink waste per week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by avoidability* (in kilograms)." Chart. November 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283416/household-food-and-drink-waste-per-week-in-the-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP. (2013). Weight of average household food and drink waste per week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by avoidability* (in kilograms). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/283416/household-food-and-drink-waste-per-week-in-the-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP. "Weight of Average Household Food and Drink Waste per Week in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2012, by Avoidability* (in Kilograms)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283416/household-food-and-drink-waste-per-week-in-the-uk-by-avoidability/
WRAP, Weight of average household food and drink waste per week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by avoidability* (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/283416/household-food-and-drink-waste-per-week-in-the-uk-by-avoidability/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Weight of average household food and drink waste per week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, by avoidability* (in kilograms) [Graph], WRAP, November 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/283416/household-food-and-drink-waste-per-week-in-the-uk-by-avoidability/