UK sandwich habit as bad for the environment as eight million cars

UK sandwich habit as bad for the environment as eight million cars

The UK's annual consumption of sandwiches has the same environmental impact as around eight million cars, scientists have claimed.

The calculation takes into account the carbon footprint of 40 different sandwiches - homemade and ready-made - and looks at the packaging, how the ingredients are produced, and the food waste that is discarded.

University of Manchester researchers worked out the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2 eq) for the 11.5 billion sandwiches eaten every year in the UK.

Source - Sky News