| Nature of Waste | Percent Reporting/Produce Type/Market Type | |||
| Fruits | Vegetables | |||
| Wet Market | Supermarket | Wet Market | Supermarket | |
| Rot/decay | 17.1 | 22.8 | 29.9 | 32.1 |
| Shrivelling/wilting | 2.8 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 10.6 |
| Hardening/toughening | - | - | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Browning | 8.1 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Softening/overripening | 18.5 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 8.0 |