U.S. food waste weight by use 2017

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 6, 2023
This statistic represents the weight of food waste in the United States in 2017, with a breakdown by utilization. It was estimated that approximately 8.8 million dry tons of food waste would likely be placed in landfills.

Amount of food waste available in the United States in 2017, by utilization (in million dry tons)

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January 2017

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United States

Survey time period

2017

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