This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their reasons for throwing away food, with a breakdown by type of building. As of March 2017, some 59 percent of respondents living in detached houses stated that they threw away food when it did not look right anymore.
Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of building
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