municipal solid waste generation in the U.S. that year. The average household in the U.S. generates an estimated 19.36 metric tons of food waste per year, one of the highest volumes in the world.
Approximately 63 million tons of food waste was generated in the United States' municipal solid waste stream in 2018. This represented roughly 22 percent of total Amount of food scraps, yard trimmings and other waste generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2018 (in million tons)
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Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of food scraps, yard trimmings and other waste generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2018 (in million tons)." Chart. January 23, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186338/us-generation-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2021). Amount of food scraps, yard trimmings and other waste generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2018 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186338/us-generation-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Amount of Food Scraps, Yard Trimmings and Other Waste Generated in U.S. Municipal Solid Waste in 2018 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186338/us-generation-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/
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Amount of food scraps, yard trimmings and other waste generated in U.S. municipal solid waste in 2018 (in million tons) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, January 23, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186338/us-generation-of-food-scraps-yard-trimmings-and-other-wastes/