Food waste in rural households support for local biogas production in Lubelskie Voivodship (Poland)

Florkowski, Wojciech J.; Us, Anna; Klepacka, Anna M.

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.03.022

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“…According to Skotnicka et al [49], products most frequently thrown away by Poles living in Poland and Great Britain included bread, yoghurt, sausages, fruit, and vegetables. Based on the survey conducted among Polish rural households in Lublin voivodship, it can be observed that wasting bread and bakery products not only ranks first, but it is also positively correlated with education [50]. This relationship is confirmed by our own research.…”

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Analysis of the Behaviors of Polish Consumers in Relation to Food Waste

2019

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Food waste occurs at all stages of the food chain, but it is households in developed countries that have the largest share in the production of food waste. In order to develop and implement effective programs to combat consumers throwing away food, the factors that determine food waste in a household must first be known. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of food waste by Polish consumers and identify the effect of demographics on the respondents’ behavior related to food management. The results show that factors such as age, gender, place of residence, and education influence consumer behavior in terms of food management at home. It was found that young people and those with university-level education were more likely to buy unplanned products and waste food. The causes of the risk of wasting food were identified and their frequency determined. The most common causes for the risk of food waste include food being spoiled, missing the expiry date, and failure to arrange food in cabinets according to the expiry date. Bread was the most frequently wasted product, especially by young respondents.

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Analysis of the Behaviors of Polish Consumers in Relation to Food Waste

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“…It is worth mentioning that the scale of food losses and waste in Poland is enormous. It is estimated that in quantitative terms, approximately 9 million tons of food is wasted annually in Poland [66,67]. In this context, further opportunities for the development of the agricultural biogas market can be sought in the area of raw material management (expired and unused food from commercial companies, mass catering establishments, households).…”

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Agricultural Biogas—An Important Element in the Circular and Low-Carbon Development in Poland

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2020

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The agricultural sector can play an important role in the transformation of the energy economy in Poland. Special attention in this paper has been paid to the development of the agricultural biogas market in Poland. The considerations mainly concern organizational and economic aspects. Agricultural biogas plant represents the circular cycle of matter and energy. It enables the establishment of low-carbon, resource-efficient links between the agriculture and energy sectors. This is an important element of the circular economy, where waste from agricultural production and the agri-food industry, coming from renewable resources, is transformed into goods with a higher added value. The social and economic needs of the present generation and future generations are considered. The paper presented the characteristics of the Polish market, i.e., the number of entities, the number and location of plants, as well as the production volumes. Analyses were performed in the area of raw materials used to produce agricultural biogas. The analyses were carried out between 2011 and 2018. According to analyses, the potential of the agricultural biogas market in Poland is currently being used to a small extent. It is necessary not only to provide institutional support but also to increase the awareness of farmers and managers in agri-food companies of the possibility of using production waste for energy purposes.

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“…Prior to enacting the law, households invested in solar panels used to heat water. Poland also enacted a broad plan of establishing a biogas plant in every county [34]. However, the plan has been implemented slowly because of the need to assure the supply of local substrata and only with substantial financial support from the EU cohesion funds.…”

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“…Although some forms of pollution can be visually assessed, other forms cannot. The pollution of groundwater is a concern to rural households as that service has become common in Lubelskie Voivodship in recent years [34].…”

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Renewable Energy Perception by Rural Residents of a Peripheral EU Region

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Renewable energy (RE) sources are often locally available and have the potential to lessen the rural dependence on the national power grid, reducing disruptions in power supplies and the heavy dependence on coal combustion. Poland faces an EU mandate of a 15% share of renewables in energy generation by 2020. However, the installations intended to supply several types of RE encountered local opposition, forcing a cancellation of the planned investments and stressing a need for understanding rural residents’ attitudes towards RE in general. Using survey data, this paper examines the perception of RE importance among rural residents in eastern Poland. The specified empirical relationship includes the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of residents. Perceptions of the links between health and specific sources of environmental pollution and actions demonstrating energy-saving behavior serve as explanatory variables. The performance of the estimated logit equation was rigorously tested. The probability of attaching importance to RE by rural residents increases most if a respondent displayed an energy-saving behavior, has certain demographic characteristics, and links health to environmental pollution caused by coal combustion. The graphic depiction of the effects of selected variables succinctly communicates possible future programs aimed at strengthening the rural population support of RE.

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Food waste in rural households support for local biogas production in Lubelskie Voivodship (Poland)

Cited by 39 publications

References 23 publications

Analysis of the Behaviors of Polish Consumers in Relation to Food Waste

Analysis of the Behaviors of Polish Consumers in Relation to Food Waste

Agricultural Biogas—An Important Element in the Circular and Low-Carbon Development in Poland

Renewable Energy Perception by Rural Residents of a Peripheral EU Region

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