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Food waste cost calculator

How much does wasted food cost your household each year? Start from the official averages, or from your own grocery bill.

From the official averages

Based on the USDA's estimate that the average family of four loses $1,500 a year to uneaten food, and INC/ADEME's figure of about €100 per person per year in France. These are averages: your household may waste more or less.

From your own spending

This is your own estimate: weekly spending × 52 weeks × the share you think you throw away.

How to waste less

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Sources

  • USDA: Food loss and waste
  • Institut national de la consommation (France): Comment limiter le gaspillage alimentaire ? avec l’ADEME

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