Towards integrating production and consumption to reduce consumer food waste in developed countries

Jellil, Aicha; Woolley, Elliot; Rahimifard, Shahin

doi:10.1080/19397038.2018.1428834

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“…All these changes with the creation of awareness campaigns and the importance of reducing the waste (Quested et al, 2011;Sharp et al, 2010;Arous et al, 2017;Hebrok and Boks, 2017;Richter, 2017;Romani et al, 2018;Young et al, 2018) should be part of policy makers to increase awareness of food waste issues and how to avoid it. Therefore, supportive infrastructure (Geislar, 2017) and system-level collaboration between actors ( Jellil et al, 2018) are necessary in the food supply chain to facilitate food waste reduction.…”

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“…et al (2017),Borrello et al (2017),Janssen et al (2017),Jellil et al (2018),Gjerris and Gaiani (2013),Koivupuro et al (2012),Leray et al (2016), Mondéjar-Jiménez et al (2016), Principato et al (2015), Quested et al (2011), Secondi et al (2015), Tucker and Farrelly (2016), Stefan et al (2013) Over-nutrition: consuming more than needed is considered food waste Aschemann-Witzel (2018), Aschemann-Witzel (2016), Parfitt et al (2010) Food that was purchased but not consumed and ends up in the bin Calvo-Porral et al (2017), Visschers et al (2016) "Food loss is defined as the decrease in food quantity or quality which makes it unfit for human consumption […] edible products that are directed to human consumption and are discarded when not consumed for various reasons" Chakona and Shackleton (2017) Edible food supplied for human consumption Janssen et al (2017), Melbye et al (2017), Aschemann-Witzel et al (2016), Chalak et al (2016), Graham-Rowe et al (2014) "Food that can no longer be consumed by humans"…”

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Drivers and barriers to food waste reduction

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2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse main drivers and barriers to food waste reduction in the consumption phase and analyse pathways to anti-wastage behaviours. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was performed in order to understand the main variables affecting the behaviour and to identify pathways to move to an anti-waste behaviour. In the end, 84 articles were selected for the final analysis. Findings Drivers and barriers to reduce food waste were categorised in societal factors, personal factors and behavioural factors. Variables can increase the amount of waste (+) or reduce it (−). From them, efforts to move to an anti-wastage behaviour are classified in macro-environmental change, retailers’ engagement, raise awareness of the issue and creating anti-wastage social norms. Research limitations/implications The systematic review did not capture all variables that can influence consumer food waste and it is necessary different approaches to study the issue. Practical implications From the drivers for food waste reduction it is possible to design efforts to help consumers change their pattern of behaviour. Social implications Reducing food waste has effects in changing economic inequality, relative poverty and environmental damages. Originality/value The great majority of studies that analyse consumer food waste focus on behaviours that increase food waste. This special paper identifies how to stimulate and proactively work with behaviours that help to food waste reduction.

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Drivers and barriers to food waste reduction

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“…in an integrated way. Due the fact that the global food sustainability is essential to the survival and wellbeing of human being, at the macro-level this implies the development and the enactment of international and national policies, while at micro-level, the implementation of specific operative strategies, pointing to reduce the negative externalities of supply chains (Jellil et al, 2018). These actions can highly support socio-economic actors (mainly individuals and companies) in approaching food production, selling, and consumption in a more responsible way, understanding the importance of a sustainable culture for fighting the unsustainability of food system (Nasir et al, 2014).…”

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The way towards food sustainability: some insights for pasta supply chain

2021

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Over the last decades, circular economy and its implications for sustainability have gained momentum in several socio-economic domains (e.g., academia, industry, politics, society), even though the relationship between them remains poorly understood. This situation has blurred the conceptual definition of both terms, limiting their research and practice effectiveness. To counteract this situation, scholars and policymakers are approaching Circular Economy as able to inspire the development of sustainable development strategies and to increase the sustainability of the current economic system, balancing the need for economic development and the importance of protecting environmental resources and people wellbeing. Drawing on the previous considerations, this study aims to contribute to address this gap, better understanding how a circular economy approach can contribute to challenge the number of sustainability issues that currently affect supply chains. In doing so, the analysis has been focused on the investigation of a specific supply chain, the pasta supply chain. To this end, after a brief theoretical recognition, an interpretative model has been proposed for better recognizing and describing the enhancing actions that—at each supply chain’s stages—can improve process efficiency, output effectiveness and, therefore, the overall sector sustainability. However, it is worth noting that the inherently theoretical nature of the study somewhat limits it; therefore, future empirical research is needed to further test the proposed model, applying it to other real applicative sets.

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“…In developed countries, most FLW occurs at the retail, foodservice and, home stages of the food supply chain for a variety of reasons [2,3]. For instance, food not used in time, burning, spoilage, personal preferences or, leftover waste [4,5]. While in developing countries FLW is mainly due to the absence of infrastructure, lack of knowledge and, investment in storage technologies [1,6].…”

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Achieving the Food Security Strategy by Quantifying Food Loss and Waste. A Case Study of the Chinese Economy

2021

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Undernourished and food insecurity are recognized as two highly relevant topics. Approximately 820 million people in the world are undernourished and 2 billion people have moderate or severe food insecurity (FAO). In addition, globally roughly one-third of food is not consumed and is wasted. This article aims to provide an updated estimate of food loss and waste (FLW) in China as, in the period 2016–2018, there were still 122 million people in this country experiencing undernourishment. In this research, we use a top-down mass balance approach, discuss how it affects the achievement of SDG 2, Zero Hunger, that it is linked also to target 12.3 that “seeks to halve global food waste at retail and consumer levels, as well as to reduce food loss during production and supply” (United Nations). We point out some challenges that private and public policies still need to overcome to reduce FLW. The results of this research may contribute a more accurate baseline for the design of public policies and strategies related to FLW and the corresponding SDGs.

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Towards integrating production and consumption to reduce consumer food waste in developed countries

Cited by 19 publications

References 20 publications

Drivers and barriers to food waste reduction

Drivers and barriers to food waste reduction

The way towards food sustainability: some insights for pasta supply chain

Achieving the Food Security Strategy by Quantifying Food Loss and Waste. A Case Study of the Chinese Economy

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