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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Household food waste

Household food waste

  • Domestic waste of food
  • Uneaten food in the home

Incidence

In most households, fruits and vegetables comprised 39 percent of daily food waste. Dairy (17 percent) and meat (14 percent) were two of the other foods that often end up uneaten and thrown away.

Broader

Wastage of food
Presentable

Aggravates

Inadequate domestic refuse disposal
Presentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Content quality
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Language
English
Last update
Jun 16, 2024