Distribution of wasted food management in the U.S. 2019, by type & waste origin

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Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
May 22, 2023
In 2019, approximately 59.84 percent of food waste generated in retail, food services, and residential sectors was managed by landfill in the United States. This was the largest share among the different wasted food management solutions for waster from these sectors. Only two percent of manufacturing and processing waste went to landfills. Overall, food waste from retail, food services, and residential sectors amounted to 66 million tons, while food waster for manufacturing and processing amounted to 40 million tons.

Distribution of wasted food management in the United States in 2019, by type and waste origin

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April 2023

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United States

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2019

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Food retail, food service, and residential sectors acounted for 66 million tons of waste, while the manufacturing and processing sector accounted for 40 million tons of food waste.

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