Comparison of two measures for assessing the volume of food waste in Swiss households

Ammann, Jeanine; Osterwalder, Olivia; Siegrist, Michael; Hartmann, Christina; Egolf, Aisha

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105295

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“…It was also found that more educated individuals are more likely to exert pro-environmental behaviours at home (Filimonau et al, 2020). The amount of food wasted was significantly associated with household income, as a household with increasing income is likely to waste less food (Ammann et al, 2021). Contrary to this, some studies found an adverse association between income and food waste (Li et al, 2021;Szabó-Bódi et al, 2018;Zhang et al, 2018).…”

Section: Control Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers of food waste reduction behaviour in the household context

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Kaur

et al. 2021

Food Quality and Preference

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Studies on the drivers of household consumer engagement in various food waste reduction strategies have been limited. We thus address this gap by developing a research model that utilises two well-known theories, namely, the Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour (TIB) and the Comprehensive Model of Environmental Psychology (CMEP), to explain food waste reduction behaviour in household consumers. The model hypothesises positive associations between emotional, social, and cognitive factors and food waste reduction behaviour, as conceptualised using the 3Rs (reuse, reduce, and recycle). A total of 515 U.S. household consumers participated in the cross-sectional survey. The results suggest that emotional (anticipated guilt), social (sense of community), and cognitive factors (awareness about consequences and environmental knowledge) were positively associated with food waste reduction behaviour. However, the study results did not support the association between a sense of community and reuse intentions. Moreover, anticipated guilt and awareness of consequences were significant drivers of the reuse and reduce food waste behaviours, respectively. The age of the study participants also had a significant controlling influence on the reduce intentions. The study findings have significant implications for governments, policymakers, marketers, and academics that are interested in developing strategies to mitigate the impact of food waste.

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Section: Control Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Drivers of food waste reduction behaviour in the household context

Attiq

Habib

Kaur

et al. 2021

Food Quality and Preference

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“…Moreover, Krisjanti, Quinta [52] draw attention to the fact that food waste behaviour problems come from the food shopping behaviour; according to them, people tend to buy more food products than they need. Ammann [58] also points to studies [41,59] that prove that those who regularly buy too much food out of habit, or who tend to buy discounted products, tend to waste more food. Lebersorger and Schneider [60] examined the relationship between food waste and other factors, such as settlement structure (countryside or city), type of housing (single or multi-apartment houses), and distance to the nearest bio-waste sorting bins.…”

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confidence: 99%

Food Waste Behaviour at the Consumer Level: Pilot Study on Czech Private Households

2021

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The issue of food waste is a problem that affects the whole society. Food is wasted throughout the food chain. Households are great contributors to the problem. A detailed analysis of municipal waste from the production of 900 Czech households was performed. These datasets allowed for comprehensive insides. The analyses of mixed municipal waste were performed every quarter of the year (summer 2019–spring 2020). The method of municipal waste analysis was supplemented by questionnaire survey among households and 10 in-depth interviews aimed at identifying the main causes of waste. One of the periods in which food waste was measured was affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. This finding has also been confirmed by findings from other countries. The climatic crisis multiplied by the impacts of COVID-19 has highlighted the need to actively address the issue of food waste.

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“…However, past research has established correlation between the amounts of household FW reported using FW dairies (i.e. the method of direct measurement) and consumer questionnaires [ 95 ] which justifies the use of the latter in the current study. Third, social desirability biases represent a known drawback of the survey method and these may have affected this study's results [ 96 ].…”

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confidence: 96%