“…This database included statistics regarding objective amount of avoidable household food waste (the terms 'avoidable food waste', 'food waste', and 'food wastage' are being used alternately throughout the paper to describe edible, avoidable food discarded by households) (kg per household; measured through a physical waste survey), sociodemographic factors (gender, household age structure, household size, household composition, home ownership status, type of residence, local authority, presence of children, employment status, and socioeconomic status), and behavioral variables (meal preplanning, pre-shopping cupboard checking, preparing a shopping list, using leftovers, food storage practices, type and frequency of shopping trips, and presence of fussy eaters). Household size, the presence of fussy eaters, employment status, home ownership status, and the local authority were all identified as main drivers of food waste [15]. Grainger et al [15] found no significant effect of any of the behavioral factors on measured amount of food waste.…”