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 type of community. As of March 2017, some 15 percent of respondents living in city or urban community stated that they threw away food a few days before the expiration date.
Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community*
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Statista Survey. (April 1, 2017). Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696076/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey. "Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community*." Chart. April 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696076/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey. (2017). Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696076/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey. "Reasons for Throwing Away Food in The United States in 2017, by Type of Community*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696076/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-community-type/
Statista Survey, Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696076/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-community-type/ (last visited January 07, 2025)
Reasons for throwing away food in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph], Statista Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696076/americans-reasons-for-throwing-away-food-united-states-by-community-type/
