Flow Diagram - Food Waste Causes

The flow diagram above represents the main causes of food waste, which are the following (clockwise on the diagram from the left):

• We live in an 'all you can eat' society, having unlimited food for a small amount of money.

• Oddly-shaped fruits/veggies are not bought by supermarkets, they are discarded even though they taste the same as 'normal' ones.

• Food is also wasted when we don't use it in time; when the use-by date has passed.

• Deals such as 'Buy 1 get 1 free' encourage people to buy more.

• Impulse buy.

• When big quantities of food are cooked and then not all eaten.

• Throwing away leftovers.

• Incorrect storage or little storage space.

• When one buys more food than one needs.