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20 december 2016
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Let’s learn some facts about food waste, think about it and act!
Food among Waste
Within the framework of the international project SURS prepared a methodology and laid the
foundation for statistical monitoring of food waste in Slovenia. The results are published in the
publication Food among Waste, which is now available also in English.
Globally, up to 40% of what is raised or grown is not eaten. And yet, one in eight people in the world is
hungry and one in three suffers lack of food.
It would be good if we knew the facts, thought about them and acted.
In 2015, 151,000 tons of food waste was generated in Slovenia.
According to estimates, in 2015 a person in Slovenia threw away on average about 27 kilograms of
edible food that could be used.
Almost half of food waste (48% in 2015) was generated by households.
Most of the food waste was treated in biogas plants (43% in 2015) and in composting systems (24% in
2015).
According to calculations, in 2015 the final consumer in Slovenia wasted food worth on average EUR
163.
More in the publication Food among Waste, now available also in English.
Food waste as a share of total waste and the current trend, Slovenia, 2015
Sources: SURS, ARSO, MOP
Author/s: Mojca Žitnik, Tanja Vidic
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