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Table 2 Treatment status of food waste (2019) (Unit : t/d)

From: Challenging treatment of food wastes for cleaner production after the African swine fever outbreak in South Korea

Classification

Year

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Total food waste

13,222 (100%)

14,220 (100%)

14,389 (100%)

14,400 (100%)

14,477 (100%)

14,314 (100%)

Recycle

12,849 (97.2%)

13,730 (96.6%)

13,936 (96.9%)

13,990 (97.2%)

14,040 (97.0%)

13,773 (96.2%)

Incineration

248 (1.9%)

330 (2.3%)

317 (2.2%)

273 (1.9%)

297 (2.1%)

337 (2.4%)

Landfill

125 (0.9%)

160 (1.1%)

136 (0.9%)

137 (1.0%)

141 (1.0%)

150 (1.0%)