This statistic illustrates the results of a written survey conducted by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance and the Business for Social Responsibility in 2013. Survey respondents of the manufacturing and retail and wholesale sector were asked regarding barriers that prevent their company from recycling unsaleable food. Some 58 percent of respondents operating in the retail and wholesale sector indicated that transportation constraints were a main barrier of recycling more unmerchantable food.
U.S. manufacturing, retail and wholesale sectors barriers to recycling food 2013
Barriers to recycling food of the U.S. manufacturing, retail and wholesale sector in 2013, by type
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FWRA, & BSR. (June 1, 2014). Barriers to recycling food of the U.S. manufacturing, retail and wholesale sector in 2013, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262251/us-manufacturing-and-retail-and-wholesale-sectors-barriers-to-recycling-food/
FWRA, und BSR. "Barriers to recycling food of the U.S. manufacturing, retail and wholesale sector in 2013, by type." Chart. June 1, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262251/us-manufacturing-and-retail-and-wholesale-sectors-barriers-to-recycling-food/
FWRA, BSR. (2014). Barriers to recycling food of the U.S. manufacturing, retail and wholesale sector in 2013, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262251/us-manufacturing-and-retail-and-wholesale-sectors-barriers-to-recycling-food/
FWRA, and BSR. "Barriers to Recycling Food of The U.S. Manufacturing, Retail and Wholesale Sector in 2013, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262251/us-manufacturing-and-retail-and-wholesale-sectors-barriers-to-recycling-food/
FWRA & BSR, Barriers to recycling food of the U.S. manufacturing, retail and wholesale sector in 2013, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262251/us-manufacturing-and-retail-and-wholesale-sectors-barriers-to-recycling-food/ (last visited December 08, 2019)