Pumpkin waste in UK predicted to hit scary heights this Halloween
by Rebecca Smithers Consumer affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4T1GD)
More than 8m squashes likely to be binned after annual lantern carving, study shows
Britons are expected to generate record levels of food waste over Halloween this year.
More than 8m pumpkins - equivalent to more than 18,000 tonnes of edible pumpkin flesh - will be heading for the bin because the majority of consumers will not eat it.
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