This statistic ranks the U.S. states that wasted the most restaurant meals in 2016. During this year, Mississippi households threw out approximately 11.6 percent of its restaurant meals. Food waste has huge impacts on the global carbon footprint.
Leading states based on percentage of wasted restaurant meals in the United States in 2016
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The Huffington Post. (August 15, 2016). Leading states based on percentage of wasted restaurant meals in the United States in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/592000/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-restaurant-meals/
The Huffington Post. "Leading states based on percentage of wasted restaurant meals in the United States in 2016." Chart. August 15, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/592000/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-restaurant-meals/
The Huffington Post. (2016). Leading states based on percentage of wasted restaurant meals in the United States in 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/592000/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-restaurant-meals/
The Huffington Post. "Leading States Based on Percentage of Wasted Restaurant Meals in The United States in 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/592000/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-restaurant-meals/
The Huffington Post, Leading states based on percentage of wasted restaurant meals in the United States in 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/592000/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-restaurant-meals/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Leading states based on percentage of wasted restaurant meals in the United States in 2016 [Graph], The Huffington Post, August 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/592000/us-states-that-wasted-the-most-restaurant-meals/
