Shoppers bin a tenth of the food they buy

The average Brit throws out £450 of food a year, according to a survey of 3,000 people by electrical retailer AO.com

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Shoppers throw out £250 worth of meat and fish a year on average, with bread at £73 and milk at £34 a year.
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Shoppers throw out £250 worth of meat and fish a year on average, with bread at £73 and milk at £34 a year.

The survey found that the average weekly grocery shop is £85.72 a week, but 10% of that is thrown away. Fruit and veg are the most binned category, with consumers throwing them out at least once...

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