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hertzyabazas

https://www.myweekly.co.uk/2019/11/12/win-a-plastic-free-christmas-hamper

How many tonnes of food do we waste at Christmas?


7000 tonnes
700,000 tonnes
7 million tonnes

Unsure of answer

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BlueBella

In the text above it states:

Tis the season of giving, receiving – and wasting; and in a nation already throwing 33.1 million tonnes of waste away each year, including millions of tonnes over Christmas..

so I assume 7 million tonnes is the answer x

hertzyabazas

BlueBella wrote: »

In the text above it states:

Tis the season of giving, receiving – and wasting; and in a nation already throwing 33.1 million tonnes of waste away each year, including millions of tonnes over Christmas..

so I assume 7 million tonnes is the answer x

I thought that too but it says 'waste' and I took that to mean plastic, textiles etc, which would mean 7 million tonnes of food at Christmas time would be excessive (well, to me it is).
I had a quick Google and couldn't find a definitive answer.
I'm not entering this one anyway so best if people DYOR

NBLondon

The Big Issue tells us that 270,000 tonnes of food goes to waste each year - so that suggests 7000 tonnes at Christmas is the only likely answer

cornishpasty1

Link added to Daily thread :beer:

Midnighter

BlueBella wrote: »

In the text above it states:

Tis the season of giving, receiving – and wasting; and in a nation already throwing 33.1 million tonnes of waste away each year, including millions of tonnes over Christmas..

so I assume 7 million tonnes is the answer x

7 million tonnes is the total of food wasted in a whole year according to the this site.