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European Households Discarded 69 Million Tonnes of Food in 2025. Here’s How to Stop This Waste

Best-before dates do not mean that you need to throw the contents away the day after. Not knowing this difference leads to food being binned every day in the UK and Europe. This needs to be fixed immediately as the cost-of-living crisis escalates. Households in Europe and the UK waste about 70 kg of food per person per year. A recent study from researchers at the University of Southampton has found that households in Europe and the UK combined d…

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In times when every euro counts on the account of families, the WWF is now drawing attention to food waste with a new survey, which is really expensive to us. Because every Austrian throws food worth 100 euros in the manure bucket every month. This is the result of the WWF, by combining data and studies on food waste with current food prices. Thus, about 14 kilograms of food are thrown away in the average household every month. Particularly affe…

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According to a calculation by the WWF, an average of 14 kilograms of food is consumed every month. In Austria, more than 1.2 million tons of food are wasted every year.

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According to WWF calculations, more than 1.2 million tons of food are wasted annually in Austria. Particularly affected: fruit and vegetables as well as bread and baked goods.

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In Austria, 14 kilograms of food land on average in waste, resulting in a calculation of the environmental protection organization WWF. Fruits, vegetables and bread often end up in waste.

·Vienna, Austria
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On average, around €100 worth of food ends up in the trash per household in Austria every month. This was calculated by the environmental organization WWF, as revealed in a press release on Tuesday. They combined data and studies on food waste with current food prices to arrive at their conclusion. According to their findings, approximately 14 kilograms of food are thrown away monthly in the average household. Fruits and vegetables, as well as b…

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vienna.at broke the news on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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