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<onlyinclude>'''Food waste''' is any food that has become waste under the condition that (1) it has entered the food supply chain, (2) it has  been  removed  or  discarded  from  the  food  supply  chain  or  at  the  final  consumption stage, and (3) it is finally destined to be processed as waste<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|Author=eurostat|year=2021|title=Guidance on reporting of data on food waste and food waste prevention according to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2000 - version of July 2021|e-pub date=|date accessed=2021-08-03|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/342366/351811/Guidance+on+food+waste+reporting/5581b0a2-b09e-adc0-4e0a-b20062dfe564}}</ref>. In this context food  (or  ‘foodstuff’)  means  any  substance  or  product,  whether  processed,  partially  processed  or  unprocessed,  intended  to  be,  or  reasonably  expected  to  be  ingested  by  humans<ref name=":0" />.</onlyinclude>
<onlyinclude>'''Food waste''' is any food that has become waste under the condition that (1) it has entered the food supply chain, (2) it has  been  removed  or  discarded  from  the  food  supply  chain  or  at  the  final  consumption stage, and (3) it is finally destined to be processed as waste<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|Author=eurostat|year=2021|title=Guidance on reporting of data on food waste and food waste prevention according to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2000 - version of July 2021|e-pub date=|date accessed=2021-08-03|url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/342366/351811/Guidance+on+food+waste+reporting/5581b0a2-b09e-adc0-4e0a-b20062dfe564}}</ref>. In this context food  (or  ‘foodstuff’)  means  any  substance  or  product,  whether  processed,  partially  processed  or  unprocessed,  intended  to  be,  or  reasonably  expected  to  be  ingested  by  humans<ref name=":0" />.</onlyinclude>


== Food and kitchen waste types ==
== Food and kitchen waste origin and composition ==
Depending on its origin the food waste can be divited into two types which are Kitchen waste and Food industry waste. The following non-exhaustive list shows the potential contents of those two types:
Depending on its origin the food waste can be divited into two types which are Kitchen waste and Food industry waste. The following non-exhaustive list shows the potential contents of those two types:


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