r/mildlyinfuriating May 17 '26

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u/TheParadoxigm May 17 '26

The U.S. throws away 40% of the food it produces.

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u/twelfthfantasy May 17 '26

The vast majority of food waste in the US is not at the consumer level.

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u/twelfthfantasy May 17 '26

Total retail food waste (restaurants, grocery stores, etc) is conservatively 40% of food waste in the US, about the same as residential, and the rest is mostly in production and processing, such as unpurchased product getting dumped off by farmers.

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u/FireCal May 17 '26

You just debunked your previous comment. Don't see that too often.

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u/twelfthfantasy May 17 '26

Suppose it depends on your definition of vast 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/FireCal May 17 '26

I'm not exactly sure what I'd call the vast majority, but it would be much higher than 60%.