This statistic shows the potential diversion of food waste in the United States as of 2015, by solution. In that year, the food waste diversion potential in the U.S. by way of implementing consumer education programs was calculated to be some 584,000 tons of food.
Food waste diversion potential in the United States as of 2015, by solution (in 1,000 tons)
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ReFED. (March 9, 2016). Food waste diversion potential in the United States as of 2015, by solution (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/628002/potential-food-waste-diversions-in-the-united-states-by-solution/
ReFED. "Food waste diversion potential in the United States as of 2015, by solution (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. March 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628002/potential-food-waste-diversions-in-the-united-states-by-solution/
ReFED. (2016). Food waste diversion potential in the United States as of 2015, by solution (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/628002/potential-food-waste-diversions-in-the-united-states-by-solution/
ReFED. "Food Waste Diversion Potential in The United States as of 2015, by Solution (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628002/potential-food-waste-diversions-in-the-united-states-by-solution/
ReFED, Food waste diversion potential in the United States as of 2015, by solution (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/628002/potential-food-waste-diversions-in-the-united-states-by-solution/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Food waste diversion potential in the United States as of 2015, by solution (in 1,000 tons) [Graph], ReFED, March 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/628002/potential-food-waste-diversions-in-the-united-states-by-solution/