Between 2021 and 2022, around 88.8 percent of household food waste was separated in South Korea. The rate of household food waste separation decreased by more than four percentage points since 2017.
Rate of household food waste separation in South Korea from 2011 to 2022
The food separation rate is calculated by taking the total volume of separated food waste and dividing it by the sum of mixed food waste and separated food waste emitted.
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