HOW MUCH FOOD DO FLEMISH HOUSEHOLDS WASTE?

WHAT KIND OF FOOD DO FLEMISH HOUSEHOLDS THROW AWAY?

WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT OF FOOD LOSS IN FLEMISH HOUSEHOLDS?

of all food purchases

All Flemish households combined throw away a total of 240,925 tonnes of food each year

WHERE DOES THE WASTED FOOD END UP?

Flemish households throw away 88 kg of food each year

Residual waste

25%

Sink or toilet

31%

Pet feeders

17%

Home composting

8%

Container for vegetable, fruit

and garden waste

20%

12%

11%

10%

12%

14%

7%4%

9%

8%

8%5%

Vegetables (fresh, tinned, frozen)

Meat, fish and poultry

Pasta and rice

Dairy and eggs

Other

Other beverages

SoupLiquid

Potato products (fresh, frozen)

Fruit (fresh, tinned, frozen)

Coffee and tea

Bread and pastry34%

Solid66%

240,925 tonnes

Impact of annual food consumption of an

average Flemish household

Impact of annual food loss of an average Flemish household

5.2tonnes of CO2

140kg of CO2

830km

Food loss in Flemish householdsFACTS AND FIGURES

88kg € 369 € 1

billion

8 %

37kgper head

The annual food loss of a Flemish household has about the same CO2

impact as driving a car to the South of France.

This is similar to the contents of a 117 km long

freight train

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