LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Overview of policy recommendations.............................................................................. 6
Figure 2: Link between food security and food waste.................................................................... 8
Figure 3: Main definitions of food losses and waste..................................................................... 10
Figure 5: Garcia et al’s nine-stage categorization of food waste..................................................13
Figure 6: Regional per person food waste pre- and during consumption.................................. 14
Figure 7: Food waste differences between developed and developing countries..................... 15
Figure 8: Share of global food waste sales, by weight and food type.......................................... 15
Figure 9: Share of global food waste sales, by calories and food type........................................ 16
Figure 10: Food waste sales, by region............................................................................................ 17
Figure 11: Summary of household food waste by food type, across five countries.................... 18
Figure 12: Total carbon footprint of household food waste in the UK, by food type, per
person per year................................................................................................................ 32
Figure 13: Contribution of each food type to food wastage and CO 2 ............................................ 33
Figure 14: The water footprint of meat and crop household food waste, per year.....................33
Figure 15: Estimated quantity of purchased food wasted in Mediterranean Arab countries ....37
Figure 18: Food production index for OIC Member Countries4.................................................... 45
Figure 19: Food trade balance for OIC Member Countries (yearly average in US$ billions).....45
Figure 20: Representation of undernourished people living in OIC Member Countries, by
region................................................................................................................................46
Figure 21: GHG emissions avoided if a 20% reduction in food waste was realized in
industrialized Asia ........................................................................................................... 47
Figure 22: Socio-economic impacts and benefits associated with reduced food waste............. 48
Figure 23: Food subsidies in the Middle East & North Africa........................................................49
Figure 24: Overview of policy recommendations...........................................................................88
Figure 25: WRAP food and drink material hierarchy..................................................................... 92
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