Food waste stats and information
Food waste at home
- Food waste accounts for approximately a third of a household’s waste
- UK households waste 6.5m tonnes of food every year, 4.5m of which is edible
- Average family can save £60 per month by reducing food waste
- 36m tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented if food wasn’t wasted
What happens to your food waste
- Food waste collected across Stratford and Warwick Districts is treated at Severn Trent Green Power’s anaerobic digestion facility in Coleshill, Warwickshire
- The facility can treat up to 50,000 tonnes of food waste each year, which is enough to generate 2.4 Megawatts of electricity
- Food waste is processed and digested into biogas which can be used to power the electricity and gas grid
- This process also creates bio-fertiliser which is used by UK farmers to help grow food and vegetables
Food waste process
- Food waste is processed in an anaerobic digester
- This produces biogas which can be used for heat and electricity
- Biogas is processed in to biomethane, which can fuel vehicles or power the gas grid
- Digestate is also produced from the anaerobic digester, which can be used for fertiliser or livestock bedding
How you can help
- Recycle all your food waste using your food caddy
- Reduce your food waste by planning your meals and only shopping for what you need
- Make the most of leftovers and freeze what you can