This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types, with a breakdown by ethnic group. As of March 2017, some 58 percent of Hispanic or Latin American respondents stated that they threw away dairy products most often.

The United States is one of the largest per capita wasters of food in the world, reaching *** kilograms per year. The most common types of food waste tend to be perishable items like dairy and meat products, as well as fresh produce. Some ** percent of respondents from the United States stated that they throw away dairy products that have gone bad most often. There is a lot of this wasted food that ends up being disposed of in landfills, rather than composted. It is estimated that there is over ** million tons of food wasted each year.

The problem with food waste 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.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types, with a breakdown by gender. As of March 2017, some 52 percent of the responding men stated that they often threw away dairy products.

This statistic represents the weight of food waste in the United States in 2017, with a breakdown by source. As of that time, the residential sector generated approximately 39.6 million wet tons of food waste.

This statistic shows a ranking of the countries with the largest volumes of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, measured in million tons. At that point in time, Argentina ranked first in terms of food waste with more than 15 million tons of waste.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types, with a breakdown by age group. As of March 2017, some 59 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 years stated that they often threw away dairy products.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types, with a breakdown by type of building. As of March 2017, some 49 percent of respondents living in detached houses stated that they threw away dairy products the most often.

This statistic shows the share of food wasted in Latin America and the Caribbean as of July 2017, broken down by source. At that point in time, food consumption and production made up for more than 50 percent of food waste in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their most commonly wasted food types, with a breakdown by type of community. As of **********, some ** percent of respondents living in city or urban communities stated that they threw away dairy products the most often.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their opinion on grocery stores helping them to reduce food waste, with a breakdown by age group. As of **********, some ** of respondents aged 60 years and above stated that offering food in smaller quantities would help consumers reduce food losses.

This statistic displays the annual amount of investments in food lost and wasted in North America in 2017, by country. As of 2017, *** billion U.S. dollars was invested in food that was ultimately lost and wasted in the United States.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their perception of who is responsible for the large amount of food waste. As of March 2017, more than ** percent of respondents stated that they believed that restaurants contributed a large amount to food waste.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their perception of who was largely responsible for the large amount of food waste, with a breakdown by type of community. As of March 2017, some 39 percent of respondents living in a city or urban community stated that grocery stores contributed a large amount to food waste.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their perception who is responsible for the large amount of food waste, with a breakdown by gender. As of **********, more than ** percent of the responding women stated that they believed consumers contributed a large amount to food waste.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their perception of who was largely responsible for the large amount of food waste, with a breakdown by ethnic group. As of **********, some ** percent of Hispanic or Latin American respondents stated that governmental regulations contributed a large amount to food waste.

This statistic describes the annual diversion and disposal of organic waste in North America in 2017, with a breakdown by country. During that year, the United States disposed approximately ***** million metric tons of organic waste.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their reasons for throwing away food, with a breakdown by ethnic group. As of **********, some ** percent of Hispanic or Latin American respondents stated that they threw away food a few days before the expiration date.

This statistic displays the annual caloric value of food lost and wasted in North America in 2017, by country. As of 2017, 177 trillion kilocalories were lost due to food lost and wasted in the United States.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their reasons for throwing away food, with a breakdown by gender. As of March 2017, some ** percent of the responding men stated that they threw away food a few days before the expiration date.

This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their perception of who is largely responsible for the large amount of food waste, with a breakdown by age group. As of March 2017, some 60 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 years stated that consumers contribute a large amount to food waste.