Retail
Report

The food we waste

Date
July 2008
Documents
pdf file Executive Summary - The food we waste 
(564 kb)
pdf file The food we waste 
(1514 kb)

Since the publication of this report further research has been undertaken to quanifty the amount of foods and drink disposed of via the sewer, Down the Drain.

Given this, and other new data, WRAP has updated estimates of household food and drink waste in the UK - published in a new report - Household Food and Drink Waste in the UK on the 9th November 2009.

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front cover the food we waste report, July 2008
Speeches and presentation from the 8 May 2008 launch event: Liz Goodwin's Opening Address at 'The food we waste' launch (36 kb) [pdf]Joan Ruddock's Key Note Address at 'The food we waste' launch (22 kb) [pdf]Press Release: Wasted food now costs UK homes £10 billion, new study revealsRay Georgeson's presentation from 'The food we waste' launch (704 kb) [pdf] Note: Both the Report and Summary have been amended owing to minor typographical and transcription errors in the originals.  These changes do not impact on the main findings of the report.