Italy's households throw away 500,000
tonnes of food every year over the Christmas holidays, consumer
association Assoutenti said on Sunday.
It said fresh produce like fruit and vegetables are among the
most frequently thrown-away foods, along with pasta, seafood,
panettoni and even spumante sparkling wine.
The association estimates that the average Italian family will
chuck up to 80 euros worth of food in the bin over the festive
period.
It said the value of waste in Italy's food sector added up nine
billion euros a year and around 6.5 billion euros of that was
thrown away in the home.
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