Gutenberg

According to a new survey by HelloFresh and Censuswide, we Gothenburgers spend an average of 3,926 SEK on food per month. This amount appears unnecessarily high in light of the difficult economic environment.

Nearly a fifth, 17 percent, of the food purchased, the equivalent of 667 Swedish krona, ends up in the trash.

However, Gothenburg residents waste less food than Stockholm residents, who throw away a quarter or 25 percent of their purchased food at a cost of SEK 959 per month.

– There’s probably no easier way to become climate smarter than to stop throwing away food. No matter what the raw material is or how it was produced, you eliminate the resource impact of all your potential customers when you drop something in the trash. This is a pure waste of nature’s and own resources, says Paul Svensson, star chef and sustainability advocate.

Star chef and sustainability advocate Paul Svensson has developed some helpful tips to easily control his food waste.

Star chef and sustainability advocate Paul Svensson has developed some helpful tips to easily control his food waste.

Håkan Gustafsson

Food waste accounts for between eight and ten percent of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions, and the bulk of food waste occurs in households, according to the Swedish Food Agency.

It was also unveiled during World Food Waste Day, a global initiative launched by the United Nations in 2019, which draws attention to food waste and its impact on the climate.