1、12Is donated2%KEY DEFINITIONSSurplus Food:All food that goes unsold or unused by a business or that goes uneaten at home or restaurantsincluding food and inedible parts that are donated,fed to livestock animals,repurposed to produce other products,or go to any of the destinations represented in food

2、 waste.Food Waste:Uneaten food and inedible parts (e.g.,peels,pits,bones)going to the following eight waste destinations*:composting,anaerobic digestion,landfill,combustion,sewer,dumping,spread onto land,or not harvested.31%of U.S.food supplyAcross the food system,nearly one third of all food is los

3、t or wasted as it makes its way from farms to our plates.The following data points provide an overview of the extent and impacts of food waste in the United States,with more available throughout these pages and at refed.org.This report represents a landscape assessment,pulling together ReFED data an

4、alysis and modeling with external research,1 supported by qualitative narratives developed through our work with partners across the food waste ecosystem.We intend to reproduce it annually to help stakeholders across sectors and areas of expertise understand key statistics,insights,and points of pro

5、gress on the issue.Total tons of surplus food generated in 2023Value of surplus food generated in 2023Pounds of surplus food per capita73.9M$382B442Goes to livestock feedGoes to waste destinations9%85%Key Statistics&InsightsWhere Does Surplus Food End Up?How Much Surplus Food Is There?*Note:While so

6、me waste destinations recycle food scraps and are more preferred than others,they are all considered“waste”under the U.S.goal to halve food waste by2030,or“loss and waste,”under United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.1 Unless otherwise indicated,data and estimates referenced are based on R