The global economic and regulatory determinants of household food waste generation: A cross-country analysis

Chalak, Ali; Abou-Daher, Chaza; Chaaban, Jad; Abiad, Mohamad G.

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2015.11.040

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“…This statement has been also reported by Jörissen et al (2015), Yildirim et al (2016) and Arous et al (2017). Several countries have instituted policies to encourage household waste reduction and recycling, by for instance, implanting tariff-based waste management systems (Chalak et al 2016). Respondents also expressed concerns about the packaging, specifically for the size (18%) and clear labels (7%).…”

Section: Willingness and Information Needs To Reduce Household Food Wmentioning

confidence: 55%

COVID-19 virus outbreak lockdown: What impacts on household food wastage?

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Environ Dev Sustain

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The 2019-2020 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a public health issue. Lockdown is among options suggested to reduce spread of the virus. This study aimed to determining the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Tunisian consumer awareness, attitudes and behaviors related to food wastage. An online survey was conducted during the first 2 weeks of COVID-19 lockdown. The survey collected information on demographic data, awareness and attitudes toward food waste, food purchase behavior and household food expenditure estimation; extent of household food waste; willingness and information needs to reduce food waste. This study included 284 respondents. About 89% of respondents claimed to be aware of food waste, and the COVID-19 lockdown would impact for 93% of respondents, their waste levels, and for 80%, their grocery shopping habits. Interestingly, the COVID-19 lockdown improved food shopping performances and pushed toward a positive behavioral change regarding food wastage: 85% respondents declared nothing of what they bought would be discarded, and most of the respondents have set up a strategy of saving, storing and eating leftovers. The most cited reasons given for discarding food were overcooking, inappropriate storage and overbuying. Consumers' changes in food waste prevention might be probably driven more by the socioeconomical context of the COVID-19 lockdown (i.e. food availability, restricted movements, loss of income), than by a pro-environmental concern. Finally, our study pointed out the consumers' needs of information for taking further action. In conclusion, our study can constitute a basis to further promote household food waste prevention behavior, outlasting the COVID-19 crisis.

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Section: Willingness and Information Needs To Reduce Household Food Wmentioning

confidence: 55%

COVID-19 virus outbreak lockdown: What impacts on household food wastage?

Jrıbı

Ismaıl

Doggui

et al. 2020

Environ Dev Sustain

379

433

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“…The volume-or weight-based fee system "Pay-As-You-Throw" (PAYT) is a common approach that has been implemented in different countries, such as the United States, Sweden, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and China (UNEP, 2014). In these countries, charging households for personally generated waste has been found to be an effective scheme to reduce food waste (Chalak et al, 2016;Dahl en and Lagerkvist, 2010;EEA, 2009). Currently, however, far too little is known about the effectiveness of taxes and fees.…”

Section: Economic Instrumentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One potential regulatory instrument is the review and elimination of unneccessary food-safety standards that lead to high food waste rates. In comparison to fiscal and economic incentives, well-defined regulations seem to be a more effective tool to combat household food waste generation (Chalak et al, 2016).…”

Section: Regulationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food waste matters - A systematic review of household food waste practices and their policy implications

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2018

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…), and relate to individuals, families, firms and industry sectors. Household generation of food waste is influenced by parameters including cultural contexts [50], advertising [51], government interventions [52], lack of food preparation and storage knowledge [53], and labelling [54]. Food waste separation at source is an important parameter that displays consumers' responsibility towards the implementation of a particular waste collection practice and acceptability of the overall waste management option for food waste.…”

Section: Socialmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Parameter Selection Framework for Sustainability Assessment

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Sustainability assessment of resource recovery from waste is an important prerequisite for informed and sound decision-making. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) has been developed to support this process, yet its use is still constrained by the difficulty of identifying the most relevant impact parameters. This paper, seeks to inform LCSA for resource recovery from waste based on a parameter identification approach that uses the political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) analysis. The novelty of this approach lies in the structured conceptualisation of the resource recovery system and the context within which decisions are made. The anaerobic digestion of source-separated food waste in the UK is used as a case study to trial and demonstrate the approach. Findings suggest that a conceptual, qualitative analysis, although limited in its scope due to the lack of quantitative components, is suitable in integrating different parameters, allowing for a holistic conceptualisation of the system and capturing important issues that could be easily overlooked. This type of analysis can summarise the key interdependencies, contrast the trade-offs and provide a wider understanding of the political and legal context within which the system operates, all important in extending the implementation of LCSA towards the right direction.

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The global economic and regulatory determinants of household food waste generation: A cross-country analysis

Cited by 125 publications

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COVID-19 virus outbreak lockdown: What impacts on household food wastage?

COVID-19 virus outbreak lockdown: What impacts on household food wastage?

Food waste matters - A systematic review of household food waste practices and their policy implications

A Parameter Selection Framework for Sustainability Assessment

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