| How big is Britain's food waste mountain? |
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| Monday, 18 April 2011 17:23 |
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![]() This much the papers' coverage agrees on. But on the cost of the waste thrown out due to this labelling, there are a variety of claims. The Mail on Sunday: "Best before' dates on food could be scrapped in a move to reduce Britain's £6bn waste mountain.” The Daily Express: "More than £13.7billion worth of food and drink is thrown away each year, according to research, with each household paying an average of £680 for uneaten items over the past year." In the space of a day the 'waste mountain' has more than doubled in height? |