The causes of food waste or loss are numerous, and occur at the stages of production, processing, retailing and consumption.
en.wikipedia.org A significant proportion of food waste is produced by the domestic household, which, in 2007, created 6,700,000 tonnes of food waste.
en.wikipedia.org Reducing bio-waste can mainly be obtained by limiting food waste and by practicing collective or individual composting of food and green waste.
en.wikipedia.org Regardless, the variety of factors that contribute to food waste, both biological/environmental and socio-economical, would limit the usefulness and reliability of general figures.
en.wikipedia.org Examples of biodegradable wastes include straw, timber, manure, rice husks, sewage, and food waste.
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