This statistic depicts the distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source. Food processing accounts for 34 percent of the total food waste in Canada, positioning it as the source with the greatest share of waste generation.
Distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source
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Second Harvest. (January 8, 2019). Distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960252/distribution-total-food-waste-canada-by-source/
Second Harvest. "Distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source ." Chart. January 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960252/distribution-total-food-waste-canada-by-source/
Second Harvest. (2019). Distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960252/distribution-total-food-waste-canada-by-source/
Second Harvest. "Distribution of Total Food Waste in Canada as of 2018, by Source ." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960252/distribution-total-food-waste-canada-by-source/
Second Harvest, Distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960252/distribution-total-food-waste-canada-by-source/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Distribution of total food waste in Canada as of 2018, by source [Graph], Second Harvest, January 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/960252/distribution-total-food-waste-canada-by-source/