Consumption and organization habits were among the most common reasons cited among U.S. adults for wasting food. As of 2019, 52 percent of the surveyed respondents stated that they threw away food products as they could not reuse them before it went bad.
Reasons for generating food waste among adult respondents in the United States as of 2019
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Waste360. (September 26, 2019). Reasons for generating food waste among adult respondents in the United States as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059528/reasons-food-wasting-us/
Waste360. "Reasons for generating food waste among adult respondents in the United States as of 2019." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059528/reasons-food-wasting-us/
Waste360. (2019). Reasons for generating food waste among adult respondents in the United States as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059528/reasons-food-wasting-us/
Waste360. "Reasons for Generating Food Waste among Adult Respondents in The United States as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059528/reasons-food-wasting-us/
Waste360, Reasons for generating food waste among adult respondents in the United States as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059528/reasons-food-wasting-us/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Reasons for generating food waste among adult respondents in the United States as of 2019 [Graph], Waste360, September 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1059528/reasons-food-wasting-us/