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 represents the volume of food wasted worldwide in 2017, broken down by food category. As of 2017, wasted fruits and vegetables amounted to *** million tonnes of food loss and waste worldwide.

This statistic presents the most wasted food products in Mexico in 2017. That year, Mexicans generated over 20 million metric tons of food waste, out of which nearly 4.6 million tons were milk waste and 2.9 million tons, tortillas.

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 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.

Approximately 62 percent of food waste generated during the consumption stage in Russia was occupied by cereal products, including bread- and pasta-based goods and flour in 2017. Potatoes thrown away by households accounted for 15 percent of the kitchen waste. In the trade segment, the most wasted commodities were dairy products, such as milk, kefir, yougurt, cheese, or curds, representing nearly 47 percent of total foods spoiled in wholesale and retail storage facilities and on shop shelves across the country.

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 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.

Over ******* tons of food waste were recycled in South Korea in 2022, a decrease from the previous year. However, this was still higher than that of 2019. Of the observed years, 2019 showed the lowest volume of recycled food waste in the country at around ******* tons. Food waste separation The multiple side dishes offered in South Korean meals play a part in generating food waste in the country. Food waste is further separated into livestock feed and general waste, and the separation guidelines for each can be confusing to some. As such, over ** percent of survey respondents did not comply with food waste separation standards. This was not limited to food waste, as over ** percent of respondents stated to have not complied with recyclable waste separation standards at some point. Waste management technology The government has worked to reduce the amount of food waste produced with technology as well. By using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, citizens can be charged based on the weight of the waste being thrown out on the spot. Improperly processed food waste can lead to issues of groundwater and soil contamination.

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.

In that year, ** percent of global food waste and animal food exports originated from the United States, a higher share than any other country. Netherlands was among the leading exporters of food waste and animal food with export share of ** percent worldwide.

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 illustrates the food loss share from retail, food service and households in the United States in 2017, broken down by single category. In that year, meat, poultry and fish products made up a share of six percent of total food losses in the United States.

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 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 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 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 displays the per capita annual food loss and waste worldwide as of 2017, broken down by stage and region. As of 2017, consumers in Europe were responsible for 93 kilograms of food waste and loss per person annually.

According to the report, *** percent of global food waste and animal food imports are attributed to Germany, a higher share than any other country in 2017.