What is the most thrown away food in the UK? Name 5 items…
So begins the quiz on the ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ smoothie bicycle stall organised by Halesworth ASH at INK’s 2026 Fun Sunday event. People from all ages had a go cycling to create their own smoothie, saving food that may have gone to waste, and keeping healthy at the same time! Children then battled to win at food waste themed snakes and ladders.
Annual food waste in the UK is staggering—it’s estimated to be around 10.7 million tonnes. That could fill 750,000 double-decker buses every year!
60% of food waste happens in our homes in the UK. We waste 4.4 million tonnes of edible food worth £17.5 billion creating 16 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change. For a family of 4, that’s around £1,000 wasted per year!
Let’s prevent waste, use leftovers, save money, save the environment, and recycle the rest. Let’s fill our new food waste bins with only inedible food which then gets recycled to make compost and bio-fuel.
For more top tips and recipes, find more information here: Love Food Hate Waste / Preventing food waste
With thanks to Halesworth Co-op, Melons greengrocer and Giggler apple juice for donations.
The answer to the most thrown away foods in the UK are:
Potatoes, Milk, bread, Banana, apple, orange (not salad which took us all by surprise)
