This statistic shows the percentage of groceries and meals thrown away in the United States in 2016, by gender and generation. During this year, Millennials threw approximately 6.7 percent of their meals in the trash.
Percentage of groceries and meals thrown away in the United States in 2016, by gender and generation
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Hloom. (August 1, 2016). Percentage of groceries and meals thrown away in the United States in 2016, by gender and generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/592002/percentage-of-groceries-and-meals-thrown-away-us/
Hloom. "Percentage of groceries and meals thrown away in the United States in 2016, by gender and generation." Chart. August 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592002/percentage-of-groceries-and-meals-thrown-away-us/
Hloom. (2016). Percentage of groceries and meals thrown away in the United States in 2016, by gender and generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592002/percentage-of-groceries-and-meals-thrown-away-us/
Hloom. "Percentage of Groceries and Meals Thrown Away in The United States in 2016, by Gender and Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592002/percentage-of-groceries-and-meals-thrown-away-us/
Hloom, Percentage of groceries and meals thrown away in the United States in 2016, by gender and generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592002/percentage-of-groceries-and-meals-thrown-away-us/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Percentage of groceries and meals thrown away in the United States in 2016, by gender and generation [Graph], Hloom, August 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/592002/percentage-of-groceries-and-meals-thrown-away-us/