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Attitudes towards food waste in the U.S. 2020

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Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
Jun 29, 2022
In 2020, U.S. survey respondents were asked "What best describes your attitude towards food waste?" The results show that in the United States, approximately more than half of respondents believe that they do not waste food. Almost one quarter would like to waste less food but struggles to do so.

Attitudes towards food waste in the United States in 2020

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Release date

October 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020*

Number of respondents

500**

Supplementary notes

*The source did not specify the date of the survey. **The source does not specify the number of respondents for single countries and has provided unclear and conflicting numbers on its website and in its report.

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