Identifying factors that promote consumer behaviours causing expired domestic food waste

Farr-Wharton, Geremy; Foth, Marcus; Choi, Jaz Hee-jeong

doi:10.1002/cb.1488

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“…Consumers' food waste behaviors are directly related to planning and shopping routines [50], having or lacking an overview of stocks, having or lacking knowledge about whether food can still be used and situational influences (e.g., specific purchase or consumption contexts; [51]). A diary study in Finland identified that gender, household composition, belief in packaging and perception of the "value of money" at purchase influence food waste [52], while it was mainly young, male and single consumers in research in Portugal [53] that wasted more food.…”

Section: Consumer Behavior Research Regarding Food Wastementioning

confidence: 99%

Consumer-Related Food Waste: Causes and Potential for Action

Aschemann‐Witzel

Hooge

Amani³

et al. 2015

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Abstract:In the past decade, food waste has received increased attention on both academic and societal levels. As a cause of negative economic, environmental and social effects, food waste is considered to be one of the sustainability issues that needs to be addressed. In developed countries, consumers are one of the biggest sources of food waste. To successfully reduce consumer-related food waste, it is necessary to have a clear understanding of the factors influencing food waste-related consumer perceptions and behaviors. The present paper presents the results of a literature review and expert interviews on factors causing consumer-related food waste in households and supply chains. Results show that consumers' motivation to avoid food waste, their management skills of food provisioning and food handling and their trade-offs between priorities have an extensive influence on their food waste behaviors. We identify actions that governments, societal stakeholders and retailers can undertake to reduce consumer-related food waste, highlighting that synergistic actions between all parties are most promising. Further research should focus on exploring specific food waste contexts and interactions more in-depth. Experiments and interventions in particular can contribute to a shift from analysis to solutions. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 6458

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Section: Consumer Behavior Research Regarding Food Wastementioning

confidence: 99%

Consumer-Related Food Waste: Causes and Potential for Action

Aschemann‐Witzel

Hooge

Amani³

et al. 2015

Sustainability

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“…Beyond these basic factors, several studies and surveys have found that consumers' culinary skills and, more generally, information and awareness on the wider implications of food (e.g., nutritional properties and related dietary effects, conditions of safe use, cultural aspects, social and environmental implications) have a positive correlation with a reduced generation of FW in the households, since they contribute to create a positive attitude towards good practices at different levels: planning of food shopping and meals at home, food storage, meal preparation and portioning, reuse of leftovers and optimisation of food available at home, donation of the food that cannot be consumed for any reason, and sorting of kitchen waste [13][14][15]17,22,25,104,134,147,153,154,158,[175][176][177].…”

Section: Fw Drivers Related To Consumers' Individual Behaviours Modifmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food Waste Drivers in Europe, from Identification to Possible Interventions

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Amani

Aramyan³

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Abstract:The growing volumes of food globally lost or wasted and implications for food security and sustainability have raised the concern of researchers, governments, international organizations and grass-root movements. Much research and experiences investigating food waste causes and drivers focus on one specific segment of the food supply chain and limit the analysis to the situation of one or few countries, while the few studies of wider geographical scope also target other relevant and diversified objectives (e.g., food waste definition, quantification, environmental and economic impacts, and recommendations for interventions). This study, carried out by a network of European institutions involved in research and initiatives against food waste, focuses on the analysis of a broad area, Europe, through a wide and systematic literature review and consultation with stakeholders in international focus groups. The food supply chain was divided into seven segments and three main contexts were defined for the examination of food waste sources: Technological, Institutional (related to organisational factors, i.e., business management, economy, legislation, and policy), and Social (related to consumers' behaviours and lifestyles). Results suggest a wide and multifaceted problem, interconnected across all stages of the food supply chain, from primary production, to final consumption. Within each context, the identified drivers have been grouped according to the possibilities and the type of interventions for food waste reduction. A final cross-contextual prioritization distinguished food waste sources related to (A) inherent characteristics of food; (B) social and economic factors; (C) individual non-readily changeable behaviours; (D) other priorities targeted by private and public stakeholders; (E) diversified factors, such as mismanagement, inefficient legislation, lack of awareness or information; and sub-optimal use of available technologies, which could be more promptly changed. Such diversification of causes calls for specific monitoring systems, targeted policy measures, and actions of individual stakeholders at each stage of the food supply chain.

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“…Téma týkající se plýtvání potravinami je nutno chápat jako globální problém (na jedné straně plýtvání potravinami a na druhé straně pro řadu lidí nedostatek nebo nedostupnost potravin). (Butler, 2012, Evans, 2011, Farr-Wharton, et. al.…”

Section: Plýtvání-globální Problém: Nadbytek Versus Nedostatek Potravinunclassified

Factors affecting the receivables turnover

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2017

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Identifying factors that promote consumer behaviours causing expired domestic food waste

Cited by 290 publications

References 20 publications

Consumer-Related Food Waste: Causes and Potential for Action

Consumer-Related Food Waste: Causes and Potential for Action

Food Waste Drivers in Europe, from Identification to Possible Interventions

Factors affecting the receivables turnover

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