This statistic provides the amount of food waste associated with consumer-facing businesses in the United States in 2016, broken down by business. In this year, food waste from food service businesses totaled five million tons.
Volume of consumer-facing business food waste in the U.S. in 2016, by business (in million tons)
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ReFED. (January 23, 2018). Volume of consumer-facing business food waste in the U.S. in 2016, by business (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/915163/food-waste-volume-us-by-business/
ReFED. "Volume of consumer-facing business food waste in the U.S. in 2016, by business (in million tons)." Chart. January 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915163/food-waste-volume-us-by-business/
ReFED. (2018). Volume of consumer-facing business food waste in the U.S. in 2016, by business (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/915163/food-waste-volume-us-by-business/
ReFED. "Volume of Consumer-facing Business Food Waste in The U.S. in 2016, by Business (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915163/food-waste-volume-us-by-business/
ReFED, Volume of consumer-facing business food waste in the U.S. in 2016, by business (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/915163/food-waste-volume-us-by-business/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Volume of consumer-facing business food waste in the U.S. in 2016, by business (in million tons) [Graph], ReFED, January 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/915163/food-waste-volume-us-by-business/