This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans in 2017 in regards to their perception of who was largely responsible for the large amount of food waste, with a breakdown by type of community. As of March 2017, some ** percent of respondents living in a city or urban community stated that grocery stores contributed a large amount to food waste.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (April 1, 2017). Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/699107/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-community-type/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by type of community*." Chart. April 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/699107/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-community-type/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by type of community*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/699107/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-community-type/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Opinions on Who Is Primarily Responsible for Food Waste According to Adults in The United States in 2017, by Type of Community*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Apr 2017, /statistics/699107/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-community-type/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by type of community* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/699107/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-community-type/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Opinions on who is primarily responsible for food waste according to adults in the United States in 2017, by type of community* [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, April 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/699107/americans-responsibility-in-food-waste-united-states-by-community-type/
