Britain's battle against food waste

Caswell, Hollis L.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-3010.2008.00723.x

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“…Technology that targets behaviour is one such way to assist in reducing domestic food waste. However, despite efforts, the average consumers' annual household garbage comprises 40–60 per cent food waste (Caswell, ), contributing approximately 20 per cent to landfills (Wade, , p. 48). Stern () argues that behaviours impacting the environment are environmentally significant behaviours.…”

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confidence: 99%

Identifying factors that promote consumer behaviours causing expired domestic food waste

Farr-Wharton

Foth

Choi

2014

J of Consumer Behaviour

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Many commentators argue that domestic food waste is strongly influenced by consumer behaviours. This article reports on a study using mixed‐methods to identify key factors responsible for promoting consumer behaviours that lead to domestic food waste through the lens of the value–belief–norm theory. On the basis of the study's findings, three factors are proposed that cause behaviours that lead to food waste: supply knowledge – does a consumer know what food they have available; location knowledge – does a consumer know where to locate food items; and food literacy – to what degree do past experience and acquired knowledge impact on a consumer's food consumption and wastage practices. We analyse the study's findings in light of a review of literature about consumer food wastage behaviours and in turn, present new insights into consumer behaviour, food waste and the use of technology to reduce food waste. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identifying factors that promote consumer behaviours causing expired domestic food waste

Farr-Wharton

Foth

Choi

2014

J of Consumer Behaviour

279

202

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“…Food waste is growing along with modern consumption habits attributable to consumers' wasteful behaviour, attitudes and practices (Evans et al ., ; Evans, ; Farr‐Wharton et al ., 2014a). In the UK, a developed food and manufacturing sector retails high volume, low‐cost food causing increasing perishable food waste at consumer level (Caswell, ; Parfitt et al ., ; Mena et al ., ). Despite having the second largest population in the EU, the UK contributes the most by country to the 89 million tonnes of food wasted each year by this continent (European Commission, ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Consumer food waste behaviour in universities: Sharing as a means of prevention

Lazell

2016

J of Consumer Behaviour

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In order to tackle food waste at the prevention stage of the waste hierarchy, an understanding of behaviour that leads to wastage is required. This article examines consumer food waste behaviour in a university setting and the implications for encouraging sharing as a means of mitigating food waste. The embodied and embedded nature of consumption and wasteful behaviours are contended, giving explanation to the transition of food into waste. By undertaking a mixed‐method study and a social media‐based intervention, behaviour that causes food to be wasted within a campus environment is discussed, furthering the current domestic focus of research. The paper argues that consumer food waste behaviour can be better understood by focusing on the practices, routines and habits of consumers given the hidden nature of the food waste issue. A number of barriers are also presented regarding the sharing of food as a means of food waste prevention. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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“…We found the recent paper by Caswell (2008) very interesting. The author discussed Britain's battle against food waste and provided a thought‐provoking summary of the economic aspects of such a matter.…”

Section: Food Waste: Other Issues and Settings Should Be Consideredmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…This means that throughout the UK (where there are approximately 146 500 beds in total) total waste would amount to £28 million (Department of Health 2000). However, given the recent rate of inflation of food prices [reported in the popular press to be at a rate of 14.6% in mid 2008 (see Caswell 2008)], as well as the fact that the above estimate fails to include services such as long‐term care facilities, this cost estimate is likely to be considerably higher.…”

Section: Food Waste: Other Issues and Settings Should Be Consideredmentioning

confidence: 99%