Food worth £1bn is wasted in the UK every year before it even reaches our fridges, according to figures obtained by Sky News.
Damage, flawed appearance and the cost of recycling are just some of the justifications used for throwing food away.
Growers, producers and retailers together bin an average of 400,000 tons annually, or more than 950 million meals.
For the first time, Britain's biggest food retailer, Tesco, is expected to publish the amount of food wasted each year within its UK operations.
The figures will show that more than 50,000 tons - about 1% of all products - gets thrown out.
Source:
Sky News
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