Understanding Behavior of Household Food Waste Management: Food Waste Hierarchy Context

Abstract

The determinant factor identification of behavior considers as an important means in order to develop effective intevention towards household waste management in Indonesia. This study extended the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) by using the following construct: intention, attitude, subjective norm, perceive behavioral control, government intervention, environmental knowledge and awareness, as well as household planning and buying habit; to understand household waste management behavior from the ‘reduce-reuse-recycle’ point of view. The structural equation modeling (SEM) were used in this study and the result showed that the model accounted for relatively substantial amount (61.7%) of the variance in intention, with the attitude, subjective norm, and environmental knowledge and awareness emerge as significant predictor. Above findings could be used by both governmental and non-governmental organization to formulate strategies to manage food waste at the household level.

Identifying types of behavior of food SMEs towards food waste management

“…The first variable pertains to awareness of the impact of food waste, denoting consumer's cognizance of the detrimental consequences stemming from food wastage (Wang et al, 2022). The variable emphasizes the importance of individuals understanding the adverse effects of failing to preserve food, with knowledge and environmental awareness being pivotal factors that positively affect the intention to manage household food waste (Ariyani & Ririh, 2020), motivating individuals to actively reduce food waste. The second variable focuses on the ascription of responsibility, which plays a significant role in shaping personal norms and driving individuals to adopt behavior that mitigate food waste.…”

“…Five widely employed food waste management methods in developing countries, including Indonesia, comprise giving food waste to animals, composting, Anaerobic Digestion (AD), incineration, and landfill (Bao et al, 2015). Various factors influence food waste management at the household level, such as government interventions, environmental awareness, shopping planning habits (Ariyani & Ririh, 2020). A study by Susilo et al, (2021) highlighted the need for enhanced efforts in food waste management among Indonesians due to the lack of public understanding about waste management and limited information on waste disposal available in the media.…”

“…Understanding behaviour is critical for devising policies that align with community's awareness and willingness to participate in food waste management initiatives (Ariyani & Ririh, 2020). This is paramount because one of the key drivers of food waste is the behaviour of both food traders and consumers (Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia, 2021).…”

Antecedents of sustainable food waste management behaviour: Empirical evidence from urban households in Malaysia

“…As evident in Table 4, the indicator weights for each items reflect their contribution to the behaviour construct. The non-significant indicator weights should not be automatically regarded as poor measurement quality (Ramayah et al, 2018), since prior research or theory provides evidence for the relevance of this indicator for capturing the operationalized definition of sustainable food waste management (Ariyani & Ririh, 2020). This method is known as absolute contribution (Hair et al, 2017) to avoid poor content validity.…”

Efficient Solutions for Food Waste in Salatiga City

“…According to [15], there are several things that affect reuse, reduce, and recycle household waste behavior. They are attitude, subjective norms, environmental knowledge, and awareness.…”