Decreasing Consumer-Derived Food Waste

Consumer-derived food waste accounts for 35% of food waste, representing an economic loss of $162 billion in the United States. While consumer-derived food waste predominantly occurs in developed countries, increased urbanization has resulted in a comparable level of consumer-derived food waste in emerging economies. For example, the consumer-derived food waste in industrialized Asia (46%) is approaching that of Europe (52%) and North America (61%).

Food waste at the consumer level results in the…