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Database research record2023·United States

From Field to Bin: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste Management Pathways

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development

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This EPA report (October 2023, EPA-600-R-23-065) introduces the 'Wasted Food Scale,' a new ranking of eleven food waste management pathways from most to least environmentally preferable, replacing the 1990s 'Food Recovery Hierarchy.' It finds source reduction, donation, and upcycling most preferable, and that sewer/wastewater treatment and landfill stand out for their sizeable methane emissions.

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  • 24 %

    share of landfilled waste(food waste)

    Policy
    region
    United States
  • 22 %

    share of combusted waste(food waste)

    Policy
    region
    United States

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  • Carbon / GHGSupportsWith caveats
  • Policy and governanceSupports

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