Food Waste Data Archive

The European Commission defines food waste as any food that becomes waste under the following conditions:

  • It has entered the food supply chain (i.e. post harvesting)
  • It then has been removed or discarded from the food supply chain, or at final consumption stage, and
  • It is finally destined to be processed as waste.

Food waste is measured across five economic sectors of the supply chain: primary production, manufacturing and processing, retail and distribution, restaurants and food service, and households.

Figure 1

  • Table 1. Food Waste by Sector in Ireland

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