In a survey of Canadian households conducted in August 2020, around 31.3 percent of respondents reported that the chief reason why food gets wasted in their home since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is because food is left in the fridge or freezer too long.
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Leading causes of food waste during the coronavirus pandemic in Canada in August 2020
Original survey question: "Since the start of the pandemic, what do you think are the main reasons that food gets wasted in your household?"
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Dalhousie University. (September 1, 2020). Leading causes of food waste during the coronavirus pandemic in Canada in August 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174979/reasons-for-household-food-waste-in-canada/
Dalhousie University. "Leading causes of food waste during the coronavirus pandemic in Canada in August 2020." Chart. September 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174979/reasons-for-household-food-waste-in-canada/
Dalhousie University. (2020). Leading causes of food waste during the coronavirus pandemic in Canada in August 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174979/reasons-for-household-food-waste-in-canada/
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Leading causes of food waste during the coronavirus pandemic in Canada in August 2020 [Graph], Dalhousie University, September 1, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174979/reasons-for-household-food-waste-in-canada/
