This statistic shows the net greenhouse gas emissions under different strategies for food waste management in the United States in 2016. According to the report, using landfills to manage food waste was the only option to produce a net positive amount of greenhouse gas emissions at 0.54 metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food wasted.
Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option
(in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food)
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Natural Resources Defense Council. (August 17, 2017). Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option (in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/948304/food-waste-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-management-option-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council. "Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option (in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food)." Chart. August 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948304/food-waste-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-management-option-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council. (2017). Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option (in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/948304/food-waste-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-management-option-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council. "Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Waste in The United States in 2016, by Management Option (in Metric Tons of Co2e per Short Ton of Food)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948304/food-waste-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-management-option-us/
Natural Resources Defense Council, Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option (in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/948304/food-waste-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-management-option-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Net greenhouse gas emissions from food waste in the United States in 2016, by management option (in metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food) [Graph], Natural Resources Defense Council, August 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/948304/food-waste-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-management-option-us/
