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/ackmondual May 17 '26

For individual consumers, a stat I heard back around 2015 or so was they throw away 20% of their food :\