A frightening 18,000 tonnes of pumpkins are thrown away each year- enough to provide a bowl of soup for each person in the UK.
Those are some of the scariest stats ever.
Stick around for some tricks (and treats) on how to reduce the amount of food you throw away this Halloween.
No ifs or buts, use your pumpkin guts
Once scooped out your carefully carved jack-o-lanterns, most people shamefully chuck their pumpkins innards away.
The thing is, that’s really wasteful- especially as they can be used in a whole heap of ways.
A frightening 18,000 tonnes of pumpkins are thrown away each year- enough to provide a bowl of soup for each person in the UK. 3 in 5 people in the UK alone will buy a pumpkin this year- that’s 35 million. Of that 35 million, 14 million pumpkins will go uneaten.