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Distribution of wasted food management in the United States 2018, by type

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Nils-Gerrit Wunsch,
Jun 28, 2022
In 2018, approximately 36 percent of food waste in the United States was managed by landfill. This was the largest share among the different wasted food management solutions. Second largest was animal feed, which amounted to approximately 21 percent of total food waste management.

Distribution of wasted food management in the United States in 2018, by type

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November 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

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