Daily cost of consumer food wasted, inedible, and consumed in the United States, 2001-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consumer food waste in the United States represents substantial amounts of wasted nutrients, as well as needless environmental impact from wasted agricultural inputs, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions. Efforts to reduce food waste at the consumer level are urgently needed to address the most prominent nutrition and environmental sustainability issues we now face. Importantly, individuals report that saving money is a salient motivator for reducing food waste, yet contemporary evidence on the consumer cost of wasted food is lacking. The objectives of this study are to 1) estimate the daily per capita cost of food wasted, inedible, and consumed 2) at home and away from home, and 3) by food group.

Methods

This study utilizes cross-sectional, nationally-represe

SUBMITTER: Conrad Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7168972 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature