In 2019, the EPA showed that 51% of food waste went to the landfill, with 6% into the sewer/wastewater system — only 5% was composted. https://www.epa.gov/sustainable-management-food is one of the best research sites available to discover details. The EPA Wasted Food Scale places incineration, landfill, and “down the drain” at the bottom, ranked by sustainability. […]