This statistic represents the volume of food that was composted in the United States in 2014, with a breakdown by major state. In 2014, Ohio composted approximately 81,450 tons of food. In that year, around 56 percent of food waste was generated from residential sources.
Volume of food composted in the United States in 2014, by select state (in tons)*
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Environmental Protection Agency. (December 1, 2016). Volume of food composted in the United States in 2014, by select state (in tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746235/us-food-composting-by-state/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of food composted in the United States in 2014, by select state (in tons)*." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746235/us-food-composting-by-state/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2016). Volume of food composted in the United States in 2014, by select state (in tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746235/us-food-composting-by-state/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Volume of Food Composted in The United States in 2014, by Select State (in Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746235/us-food-composting-by-state/
Environmental Protection Agency, Volume of food composted in the United States in 2014, by select state (in tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746235/us-food-composting-by-state/ (last visited June 03, 2023)
Volume of food composted in the United States in 2014, by select state (in tons)* [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746235/us-food-composting-by-state/