New Zealand's food waste remains high despite a cost-of-living crisis.\xa0
A Rabobank-KiwiHarvest survey estimates that $3.2 billion of food goes in the bin annually.\xa0
Households waste 12.2% of groceries yearly, a slight decrease from last year's 13.4%.\xa0
Sustainable Business Development Head, Blake Holgate, told Mike Hosking that as food becomes more expensive, the value of what is thrown out increases.\xa0
He said that despite the reduction in waste, in terms of total value food waste has actually increased.\xa0
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