The data describes the volume of wasted food in the U.S. in 2015, broken down by facility. In that year, American households generated approx. 27 million metric tons of food waste.
Food waste in the U.S. – additional informationFarms, grocery stores, and restaurants are often blamed for creating vast amounts of food waste, where in reality, families and households generate the biggest volume of wasted food, totaling some 27 million metric tons in the U.S. in 2015, which equaled about 144 billion USD. A large proportion of food that goes to waste is from perishable items such as fruits and vegetables, which accounted for about 42% of waste in 2015.
