Households generate large amounts of food waste, mostly ending up in mixed waste.
The report "Matavfall 2010 från jord till bord" presents data on food waste in the food chain. The researchers aimed to improve data on generated and collected food waste for environmental monitoring. They used various methods to gather data, but there are uncertainties in the results. Most food waste comes from households and ends up in mixed waste, with only small amounts being separately collected. There is more unavoidable food waste from households than avoidable waste.