1. Food waste data set for EU-28
Carl Jensen, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

2. Sectors studied

3. Methodology
1. Development of Excel-based matrix supplemented by short guidelines
2. Data collection
3. Processing and analyzing data
- Clarification of definitions and methods with contacts
- Filtering of data according to quality thresholds
4. Filling of data gaps
5. Upscaling of data to obtain EU estimates.
6. Check of data with national food waste contact points.

4. Collection and evaluation of data

5. Main reasons why the data were considered to be of insufficient quality
Only the edible waste was included in the reported amounts.
The normalized data differed considerably from other data and no reasons for it could be identified.
Several or major subsectors were not covered.
Several or major waste flows were not covered.

6. Food waste plug-in data was considered to be of insufficent quality

7. Filling of data gaps

8. Filling of data gaps (example from the processing sector)
Total food amounts=
6,000,000+(22×476,000,000)/1000)=17 million tonnes

9. Food waste amounts in the EU-28

10. Thank you!

11. Food waste definition