Food waste in Italy up 8% says report - Food & Wine. The average Italian throws away 81 kilograms of edible food each day, or over half a kilo (566.3 grams) each week.
Annual cost of food waste in Italian is 126 euros per head or 290 euros for each family. Food waste is 8% higher than average in big cities, report says. Families without children are 3% more likely to throw away good food.. Consumers with a low level of purchasing powerwaste 17% more food than average, the report said.