EU waste prevention checkup

Approximately 132 kilograms of food waste per person was generated across the European Union in 2022 amounting to just over 59 million tonnes of food waste and the environmental and economic impacts are high, according to the EEA report 'Preventing waste in Europe — Progress and challenges, with a focus on food waste'. The assessment gives the latest bi-annual check-up on waste prevention actions via data and trends.

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