Food waste: Disapproving, but still doing. An evidence-based intervention to reduce waste at household

Pelt, Audrey; Saint-Bauzel, Roxane; Barbier, Laura; Fointiat, Valérie

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105059

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“…Furthermore, given the primacy of the “dissonance‐based interventions” in the context of food waste (see: Pelt et al., 2020), the current results suggest windows of religious‐based interventions that can drive behaviour change. Interventions, for example, can be focused on highlighting the gap between an individual's religiosity and his or her involvement in putting religious teachings into practice, or an individual's activism (e.g., public expression of environmental/religious thoughts) and his or her actual household food waste.…”

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confidence: 64%

Religiosity and food waste reduction intentions: A conceptual model

Elhoushy

Jang

2020

Int J Consumer Studies

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Are religious consumers less wasteful? If so, to what extent and by what mechanisms does religiosity motivate consumers to reduce food waste? To address these questions, this study proposes a conceptual model and evaluates it empirically using PLS‐SEM and data from 583 consumers. The results reveal that religiosity encourages food waste reduction. Specifically, religiosity is positively related to consumer attitudes, activism and personal and subjective norms to reduce food waste. Consumers’ activism and personal norms are significant mediating mechanisms that convey the impact of religiosity on food waste reduction intentions. Interestingly, however, consumers’ attitudes and subjective norms show no significant effects on their food waste reduction intentions. In addition, perceived behavioural control (PBC) appears to be an important determinant of consumer intentions, but it plays a direct role rather than a moderating role. These results extend the previous literature by (a) proposing novel intervening mechanisms to explain the understudied religiosity‐consumer behaviour relationship and (b) shedding light on the controversy regarding the additive versus moderating effect of PBC. Ultimately, this study provides a basis for religious‐based interventions for policy makers and marketers as well as ideas to motivate food waste reduction at the consumer level.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 64%

Religiosity and food waste reduction intentions: A conceptual model

Elhoushy

Jang

2020

Int J Consumer Studies

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“…This notion is supported by the logic of cognitive dissonance and the desire to be consistent across cognitions (Festinger, 1962). Indeed, Pelt et al (2020) highlighted the gap between preaching (i.e., public expression of food waste reduction) and mindfulness (i.e., recognizing one's food waste behavior) as an efficient way to derive behavior change.…”

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To taste not to waste: Can exposure to TV cooking shows cultivate food waste reduction?

Elhoushy

2022

J of Consumer Behaviour

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Food waste reduction is a global sustainable development target. The rise of television (TV) cooking shows across countries presents a powerful media for educating millions of consumers about food. Yet, whether exposure to TV cooking shows increases or decreases consumer food waste is not clear. Drawing on the cultivation theory, theory of planned behavior, norm-activation model, and activism self-identity, this study uniquely examines the relationships between exposure to TV cooking shows and food waste reduction intentions. Data from 429 consumers in Egypt were

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“…The tempting belief is that the higher the awareness, in this case of food wastage, the greater the likelihood of action such as food waste avoidance, reduction and diversion from landfill. Yet there is considerable debate as to whether raising awareness achieves results, and if so, which methods of awareness raising are proving effective [92][93][94]. For example, in a recent study [95], 81% of survey participants responded that they knew about FOGO yet the EPA's subsequent analysis [96] showed that 27% to 70% did not use their FOGO bins at all.…”

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“…Whilst avoidance and diversion have used a variety of theoretical frameworks, both establish similar ranges of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and barriers relating to household food waste behaviours, with attitude, partially informed by awareness, as a primary force [102]. Seeking better understanding of subliminal relationships with household food waste behaviours continues to draw together a range of concepts, such as 'nudging' towards behaviour [103], spillover from other interventions [24], or creating cognitive dissonance [94,96]. It can be argued that diversion via FOGO can utilize these same understandings by extending consumer responsibility beyond the kerbside and connecting inputs with outputs.…”

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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Using Post-Kerbside Organics Treatment Systems to Engage Australian Communities with Pro-Environmental Household Food Waste Behaviours

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Dealing with the wicked problem of global food waste and loss is a complex and challenging area. In Australia, increased political will has landed the diversion of domestic food waste from landfill squarely at the feet of local government (councils), often requiring significant change to kerbside collections systems. This paper discusses how post-kerbside household food waste treatment systems can encourage pro-environmental behaviours. To achieve this, current food waste literature is examined against kerbside domestic waste collection measurable outcomes (diversion rates, system uptake and contamination rates). The hypothesis is that specific interventions can establish, or rebuild, community trust, responsibility and pro-environmental behaviours around food waste avoidance and diversion. Two post-kerbside systems—commercial composting and anaerobic digestion—provided the framework. Two themes emerged from the study: (1) the benefits of connecting the community with the interactions of household food waste inputs with post-treatment outputs (compost, soil conditioners, digestates and biogases); and (2) providing engaged communities with pathways for sustainable, pro-environmental actions whilst normalizing correct kerbside food waste recycling for the less engaged (habitual behaviours, knowledge and cooperation). The paper contributes to understanding how councils can connect their communities with the issues of household food waste.

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Food waste: Disapproving, but still doing. An evidence-based intervention to reduce waste at household

Cited by 35 publications

References 52 publications

Religiosity and food waste reduction intentions: A conceptual model

Religiosity and food waste reduction intentions: A conceptual model

To taste not to waste: Can exposure to TV cooking shows cultivate food waste reduction?

Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Using Post-Kerbside Organics Treatment Systems to Engage Australian Communities with Pro-Environmental Household Food Waste Behaviours

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