WRAP: Brits bin £4bn of fruit and veg every year

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New WRAP study reveals how millions of tonnes of fruit and veg is being thrown away each year, despite over half of it still being edible

UK households are throwing out 2.5 million tonnes of fruit and veg waste a year, of which 1.7 million tonnes is still good to eat, resulting in £4bn of waste and a major source of greenhouse gas emissions....

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