curious about real-life experiences on UK household food waste

Hi everyone,

I’m a university student working on a project about reducing household food waste in the UK, and I’m trying to understand what actually happens in everyday life at home

A lot of people care about sustainability and saving money, but food still ends up being thrown away, often for reasons that don’t feel obvious at the time. I’m interested in hearing your real experiences!

If you’re comfortable sharing, I’d really value hearing things like:

• moments when you realised food had gone to waste and why
• habits or routines that make it harder to keep track of food
• anything you’ve tried that helped (or didn’t) to reduce waste
• what would realistically make wasting less food easier in day-to-day life

This is for academic coursework, and any insights shared would be used anonymously to understand common patterns and challenges. There’s no obligation to reply to anything specific — feel free to share whatever comes to mind.

Thanks for reading, and I appreciate any perspectives people are willing to share.