Reducing food waste through charity: exploring the giving and receiving of redistributed food

Vlaholias, Elisha; Thompson, Kirrilly; Every, Danielle; Dawson, Drew

doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-820-9_33

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“…He further states that "to accept without giving in return… is 285 to become client and servant, to become small" 39(p74) . Mauss' theory of the 'gift' has been applied to 286 food banks by Vlaholias' et al (2015) where she concludes that food banks may be perpetuating 287 and in some cases exacerbating inequality through this concept of the unreciprocated gift 40 . For 288 people using the food banks, they are often in vulnerable situations where they have no other option 289 but to seek and accept food charity from food banks, therefore accepting a gift that they have no 290 means or intention of returning, which can be damaging to one's self-esteem and dignity.…”

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The experiences and perceptions of food banks amongst users in high-income countries: An international scoping review

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The food bank industry continues to expand despite there being little evidence that food banks are an appropriate response for those facing food insecurity. This is worrying as the results of this review indicate that although participants value the service provided by the food bank, the experience can be largely negative. These findings raise questions about the food bank model as a long-term strategy.

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The experiences and perceptions of food banks amongst users in high-income countries: An international scoping review

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“…One solution to improve environmental sustainability is through waste donation. 17 The waste donation movement is an effort to handle environmental problems by utilizing waste, where this waste management is performed through the 5M process or system (socializing, collecting, sorting, selling, and giving). This concept provides a waste management system that is easy and blessed.…”

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PROSES (Waste Alms Program) As an Alternative Innovation for Household Waste Management

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Bengkulu Province annual waste accumulation reaches 38,417.16 tons/year, and the volume of waste in Bengkulu City is increasing every day. The total waste entering the Landfills is 648.85 M3, and the condition of the TPA which has been operating for 32 years is expected to decline over the next year. Careless waste disposal will cause water to clog, which further leads to flood. Based on the 2020 Indonesian Disaster Risk Index, Bengkulu province is at the second highest risk for flood after West Sulawesi. This condition will even get worse if the water flow is blocked by waste. Simple action can turn waste into useful objects through waste donation. This study aims to implement waste donation program as an alternative innovation in managing household waste. This was a community-based study with a cross-sectional research design carried out in June and July 2023. The population involved family households in Bengkulu City in 2021. The study samples were selected using a simple random sampling technique which found 542 households. This study has obtained a certificate of ethical approval from the Bengkulu Health Polytechnic Number No. KEPK.BKL/416/06/2023 dated June 30, 2023. Data were analyzed through univariate analysis and analysis of interview results. Most households in Bengkulu City were aged 29-58 years, married, had less than a high school education, unemployed, and had poor levels of knowledge, attitude, and behavior regarding household waste management. There is a need for commitment from the Environmental Service, District, Village, Head of Neighborhood Units (RT), LPM and Community Figures regarding the implementation of the Waste donation Program. The support of the smallest community unit, namely the Chairman of the Neighborhood Unit, is the key to the success of household waste management among households, especially in sorting organic and inorganic waste. Such practice will help make the waste donation program a success. Waste donation can be an alternative for households in worship and also help reduce the accumulation of waste in Landfills. It is recommended cooperation between the Village Community Empowerment Institution and the Waste Bank in providing routine assistance to the Waste donation Program.

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“…Research has also explored volunteer motivations (Mousa & Freeland-Graves, 2017), and why businesses and food producers donate surplus food (Vlaholias et al, 2015a). There is also emerging work on how food rescue recipients perceive surplus food, and how it contributes to diverse livelihood provisioning strategies in the face of welfare retreat and economic precarity (Vlaholias et al, 2015b). Finally, there is debate around the politics of food rescue.…”

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Food rescue as collective care

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In 2016, France passed a law making it illegal for supermarkets with floor space over 400 m² to throw away quality surplus food. Large supermarkets are now required to donate the food they no longer sell to charities (Chrisafis, 2016). While food rescue advocates were supportive, the legislation introduced challenges for charities who now need chillers, storage facilities, food and waste handling systems, and additional workers. In other words, the law change came before the social and material infrastructure was in place to manage the surplus food.In this paper we use social practice theory and community economy perspectives to show how a food rescue organisation, Kaibosh, based in Wellington, New Zealand, has created a commoning community through social and material infrastructure at multiple scales -from local distribution networks to national legislation. The research was prompted by two related questions. The first, posed by Hawkins (2006), asks how might ecologically wasteful practices be changed without recourse to guilt, moralism, or despair? As Hawkins notes, making people feel bad about waste isn't helpful,

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Reducing food waste through charity: exploring the giving and receiving of redistributed food

Cited by 13 publications

References 18 publications

The experiences and perceptions of food banks amongst users in high-income countries: An international scoping review

The experiences and perceptions of food banks amongst users in high-income countries: An international scoping review

PROSES (Waste Alms Program) As an Alternative Innovation for Household Waste Management

Food rescue as collective care

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