'Households waste one billion meals daily'

Contrary to popular belief, food waste is not just a "rich country" problem and can be observed across the world, the report said.

Waste bins block a drive-through lane of a closed McDonald's fast food restaurant in Colombo on March 26, 2024. Households around the world threw away one billion meals every single day in 2022 in what the United Nations on Wednesday called a "global tragedy" of food waste. AFP