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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. environmental science
  3. wastes
  4. organic wastes
  5. food waste
  6. kitchen waste
  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. environmental science
  3. wastes
  4. organic wastes
  5. food waste
  6. kitchen waste
  1. Fields of Study
  2. economics
  3. agricultural economics
  4. food loss
  5. food waste
  6. kitchen waste
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economics
  3. agricultural economics
  4. food loss
  5. food waste
  6. kitchen waste

Preferred term

kitchen waste

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Definition

  • Information Food items left over from food preparation, cooking and serving in home or food service kitchens. These include peels, rinds, husks, meat scraps, bones, shells, etc. as well as leftover food from consumers' plates.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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  • Use for food wastes from home or food service kitchens; for edible but unconsumed food found anywhere along the food chain USE food waste; for food wastes from food processing plants USE food processing wastes.

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/41065

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