Food waste greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. in 2016, by management option

This statistic shows the net greenhouse gas emissions under different strategies for food waste management in the United States in 2016. According to the report, using landfills to manage food waste was the only option to produce a net positive amount of greenhouse gas emissions at 0.54 metric tons of CO2e per short ton of food wasted.

本统计数据显示了2016年美国在食品废弃物管理不同策略下的温室气体净排放量。报告指出，利用填埋场处理食品废弃物是唯一能够产生净正温室气体排放量的途径，每短吨废弃食品排放0.54吨二氧化碳当量。