Summer 2024 marked hottest on record as Swedish households waste 14 billion kronor in edible food

Summer 2024 has been recorded as the hottest on record. For the second consecutive year, global temperature records were surpassed, according to data from the EU’s climate service, Copernicus.

Despite a reduction in food waste, Swedish households still discard edible food worth 14 billion kronor annually, as revealed by a report from the Swedish Food Agency.

In Jönköping, an explosion occurred near a barbecue grill during the night leading into Friday. Fortunately, police reported that no one was injured in the incident.