Nils-Gerrit Wunsch
Research expert covering foods trends in North America, Europe, and the global food system
Get in touch with us nowDistribution of wasted food management in the U.S. 2019, by type & waste origin
In 2019, approximately 59.8 percent of food waste generated in retail, food services, and residential sectors was managed by landfill in the United States. This was the largest share among the different wasted food management solutions for waste from these sectors. Only two percent of manufacturing and processing waste went to landfills. Overall, food waste from retail, food services, and residential sectors amounted to 66 million tons, while food waste by manufacturing and processing amounted to 40 million tons.
