Deloitte: households responsible for 53% food waste

Households are responsible for 53 percent of food waste, and the average citizen of Poland produces 54 kg of food waste annually, the consulting company Deloitte pointed out on Monday.

It has been added that globally over 30 percent of produced food is wasted every year. This represents a mass of 1.3 billion tonnes. Before World Food Day on Wednesday, experts from the Deloitte consulting company reminded that reducing food waste could be the first step for local government units on the road to a circular economy and zero waste strategy.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the economic costs associated with food waste in Europe are estimated at $1 trillion a year, environmental costs at $700 billion, and social costs at $900 billion. 

(PAP)