Food: Material-Specific Data | US EPA - U.S. Environmental …
WEBOct 5, 2023 · To estimate how each sector manages wasted food, EPA relied on various sector-specific studies, as well as facility-reported anaerobic digestion data and state-reported composting data. The following diagram depicts the flow of wasted food generated in the food retail, food service, and residential sectors to the management pathways.
Chart: The Enormous Scale Of Global Food Waste | Statista
WEBMar 5, 2021 · According to the United Nations Environment Programme's 2021 Food Waste Index, the world produces 931 million tonnes of food waste every year, 569 tonnes of which comes from households. The...
Wasted Food Scale | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
WEBApr 25, 2024 · The Wasted Food Scale prioritizes actions that prevent and divert wasted food from disposal. Tiers of the scale highlight different pathways for preventing or managing wasted food, arranged in order from most preferred on the top left to least preferred on the top right. Within a given tier, pathways are ranked equally.
Food Waste Index Report 2024 - UNEP - UN Environment …
WEBThe Food Waste Index Report 2021 marked a pivotal moment in understanding global food waste across retail, food service, and household sectors. It unveiled a greater availability of food waste data than anticipated, particularly at the household level, and revealed that per capita household food waste generation was more consistent worldwide ...
Food waste per capita - Our World in Data
WEBPer capita sources of protein. Prevalence of undernourishment vs. daily supply of calories. Protein supply from animal foods vs. GDP per capita. Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply. Share of calories in each food group that are lost or wasted.
The Food Waste Atlas
WEBThe Food Waste Atlas allows governments and companies to understand how food loss and waste is occurring, helping them play their part in creating a sustainable food system. Access global data to help develop baselines and appropriate targets.
UN: 17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted - UNEP
WEBMar 4, 2021 · The report presents the most comprehensive food waste data collection, analysis and modelling to date, and offers a methodology for countries to measure food waste. 152 food waste data points were identified in 54 countries.
Food Waste Data & Insights - Food Waste Statistics - ReFED
WEBUse this tool to research current food waste policy at the federal and state levels and to discover best practices and recommendations for policy improvements that will support more food waste prevention, rescuing, and recycling
Food Loss and Waste | FDA - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
WEBJun 27, 2024 · In the United States, food waste is estimated at between 30–40 percent of the food supply. This figure, based on estimates from USDA’s Economic Research Service of food loss at the retail and...
Food Loss and Waste Database | Technical Platform on the …
WEBThe database contains data and information from openly accessible databases, reports and studies measuring food loss and waste across food products, stages of the value chain, and geographical areas.
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