Food waste is largely accumulated by consumers at home; however, to address the problem of food waste, other food distributors such as farms, grocery stores, and restaurants must also be considered. Food waste contributes to a lot of urgent global and domestic problems. Using just a portion of the food waste produced could end the problem of food security within the U.S. if it was properly distributed. Environmentally, both growing and transporting food requires resources like land and water, and ultimately produces greenhouse gas emissions. As a significant share of food is just thrown away, this creates a heavy and wasteful toll on environmental systems. Additionally, food waste contributes to economic loss for all parties along the supply chain. In the United States, food waste may be due to a variety of reasons, including expiration date confusion, wasteful practices at home, and overly large portions.
In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often?
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696123/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states/
Statista Survey. "In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often?." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696123/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states/
Statista Survey. (2017). In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696123/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states/
Statista Survey. "In The Cases Where You Have Not Been Able to Use Your Groceries before They Turned Bad, What Kind of Food Do You Throw Away Most Often?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696123/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states/
Statista Survey, In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696123/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
In the cases where you have not been able to use your groceries before they turned bad, what kind of food do you throw away most often? [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696123/americans-most-commonly-wasted-food-types-united-states/