Portugal food waste reaches 1.82 million tonnes, households cause most of it
Portugal discarded 1.82 million tonnes of food in a year, with households accounting for nearly two‑thirds, while food makes up the fourth largest share of the national consumer basket.
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- According to Jornal de Negócios, Portugal wasted 1.82 million tonnes of food in a year.
- According to SAPO Notícias, food represents the fourth largest share of Portugal's consumer basket over the past decade.
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Food accounts for the fourth largest share of Portugal's consumer basket over the past decade.
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Is this point wrong? Tell usSAPO Notícias“Alimentação tem o quarto maior peso no cabaz de consumo da última década”
Machine translation: Food has the fourth largest weight in the consumption basket of the last decade
Cerca de um terço das categorias que compõem o cabaz de consumo em Portugal estão ao nível mais baixo da década. Dados do Eurostat mostram que jogos de azar pesam 1,4%. Despesas com dentista têm o maior peso na UE. E é necessário recuar quase 20 anos para encontrar um peso mais baixo das comissões bancárias.
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Portugal wasted 1.82 million tonnes of food in a year, an increase of 12 % over the past five years, with households responsible for almost two‑thirds of the waste.
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Is this point wrong? Tell usJornal de Negócios“País deita fora 1,82 milhões de toneladas de alimentos por ano, com as famílias responsáveis por quase dois terços do total.”
Machine translation: Country throws away 1.82 million tonnes of food per year, with families responsible for almost two thirds of the total.
Todos os dias, são mais de 10 milhões de euros deitados ao lixo.
Read at Jornal de Negócios
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