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Food Waste USA

17/06/2021
80.6 million tons of food goes unsold or uneaten after being grown, processed, transported or stored, representing 40% of all food produced in the U.S. (ReFED, 2021).
Cita 80.6 millones de toneladas de alimentos quedan sin vender o sin comer después de haber sido cultivados, procesados, transportados o almacenados, representando el 40% de todos los alimentos producidos en EE.UU. (ReFED, 2021).
Fuente ReFED. (2021). Roadmap to 2030: Reducing U.S. Food Waste by 50% and the ReFED Insights Engine.

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