Italian people of saints, poets, navigators and waste. This is a possible update of the famous adage given by the fact that, in national day of prevention of food waste of February 4, the Italian data on the topic are certainly not flattering. As supported by the Study Center, in fact, every Italian is spreading every year 372 euros of food which, from the table or from the refrigerator, passes directly into the dustbin. The economic data certainly affects more if you look at it as a whole, 22 billion of food waste in Italy per year, with the European comparison that does not make our country happy especially in terms of volume.
Italian food waste, the characteristics
The Italian food wastefor the aforementioned study, represents a bad practice that is perpetrated above all among the home walls. Italian families, in fact, affect three quarters of the overall value, 75%, while the remaining share is represented by:
- trade and distribution, 8% equal to 1.7 billion;
- catering, 6% equal to 1.3 billion;
- primary production, 6% equal to 1.1 billion;
- food industry, 5% equal to 965 million.
As for the food products That they are most wasted, the Study Center Disseminates a real ranking. At the top we find the vegetables33%, which together with the fruit20%, represents about half of the overall Italian food waste. And again:
- the cereals they affect the overall figure for 23%;
- there meat he is Lattiero products – Caseari for 8%. In this case, it should be noted that the incidence in value is equal to a third of the total.
Comparison with other European countries
Learned of Italian data, it is useful to report the comparison of our country with others European States. At the overall level in the Old Continent, food waste amounts to 145 billion euros per yearwith the black shirt that is right by right to Cypruswith 788 euros of waste per capita per year, followed by the Denmark with 680 euros and from Greece with 517 euros. To stand out for reduced waste of waste, however, we find the Slovenia190 euros per capita per year, Croatia, 193 euros, and theHungary255 euros.
If you look at the problem in terms of volumesItaly returns to the podium of the non -deserving, being the third country in Europe for the quantity of wasted food. 8.2 million tons, only worse than France with 9.5 million tons e Germany with 10.8 million. For only these three countries represent 47% of total continental waste.
The other unwary data for Italy
On the occasion of the national day of prevention of food waste, there are many studies on the topic that have been developed. The last, in chronological order, is the report of the Waste Wather International Waste observatory developed by Ipsos and the University of Bologna entitled The Italy 2025 case.
In this case, the entire food supply chain is taken into consideration, with the waste that generates a volume of 4.5 tons of products and a value of 14.1 billion euros. The per capita fee is of 139.7 euroswith the same given that only a year ago was at 126 euros.
This study also testifies to how the vast majority of Italian waste derives from the home walls, cost 8.2 billion on total, and that fresh fruit and vegetables have very high percentages, respectively 24.3 and 17.4 grams per week. A lot of bread is also thrown away, 21.2 grams per week, as well as salad (19.4 grams), onions, garlic and tubers (17.4 grams).
