Household food waste in five territories in Europe and Northern Africa: Evaluation of differences and similarities as implication for actions.
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Household food waste in five territories in Europe and Northern Africa : Evaluation of differences and similarities as implication for actions. / Peronti, Benedetta; Di Veroli, Jacopo Niccolò; Scognamiglio, Umberto; Baiamonte, Irene; Stefanovic, Lilliana; Bügel, Susanne Gjedsted; Matthiessen, Lea Ellen; Aboussaleh, Youssef; Belfakira, Chaimae; Średnicka-Tober, Dominika; Góralska-Walczak, Rita; Rossi, Laura.
In: Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 452, 142086, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Household food waste in five territories in Europe and Northern Africa
T2 - Evaluation of differences and similarities as implication for actions.
AU - Peronti, Benedetta
AU - Di Veroli, Jacopo Niccolò
AU - Scognamiglio, Umberto
AU - Baiamonte, Irene
AU - Stefanovic, Lilliana
AU - Bügel, Susanne Gjedsted
AU - Matthiessen, Lea Ellen
AU - Aboussaleh, Youssef
AU - Belfakira, Chaimae
AU - Średnicka-Tober, Dominika
AU - Góralska-Walczak, Rita
AU - Rossi, Laura
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Reduction of food waste is an important element of the sustainable transformation of food systems. This study focused on food waste quantification, its causes, and perception in 5 territories: North Hessia (Germany), Cilento Bio-District (Italy), Kenitra (Morocco), Warsaw (Poland), Copenhagen (Denmark) with the main objective of assessing whether different cultures affected the levels and the profiles of household food waste. A validated questionnaire was used to assess the quantities and typologies of food waste (completely unused, partially used, meal leftovers, leftovers after storing). In addition, the reasons for food waste and how food waste was perceived were investigated. In a sample of 2154 respondents, the level of still edible food that was wasted amounted to 399 g per family per week, equivalent to 153 g per capita. Kenitra showed the highest amount of FW per household (539 g), but the lowest amount of food waste per capita (125 g). Citizens of rural communities, e.g., Cilento Bio-District (136 g), North Hessia Federal State (132 g), and Kenitra (125 g), had more effective food waste prevention practices than citizens of urban areas, e.g., Copenhagen (201 g) and Warsaw (179 g). Family size was identified as a significant factor in FW generation, with households having 5 or more members showing lower FW per capita (85 g) than single-member families (309 g). The study underscores the need for tailored strategies to reduce FW considering the above-reported territorial differences.
AB - Reduction of food waste is an important element of the sustainable transformation of food systems. This study focused on food waste quantification, its causes, and perception in 5 territories: North Hessia (Germany), Cilento Bio-District (Italy), Kenitra (Morocco), Warsaw (Poland), Copenhagen (Denmark) with the main objective of assessing whether different cultures affected the levels and the profiles of household food waste. A validated questionnaire was used to assess the quantities and typologies of food waste (completely unused, partially used, meal leftovers, leftovers after storing). In addition, the reasons for food waste and how food waste was perceived were investigated. In a sample of 2154 respondents, the level of still edible food that was wasted amounted to 399 g per family per week, equivalent to 153 g per capita. Kenitra showed the highest amount of FW per household (539 g), but the lowest amount of food waste per capita (125 g). Citizens of rural communities, e.g., Cilento Bio-District (136 g), North Hessia Federal State (132 g), and Kenitra (125 g), had more effective food waste prevention practices than citizens of urban areas, e.g., Copenhagen (201 g) and Warsaw (179 g). Family size was identified as a significant factor in FW generation, with households having 5 or more members showing lower FW per capita (85 g) than single-member families (309 g). The study underscores the need for tailored strategies to reduce FW considering the above-reported territorial differences.
KW - Europe
KW - Food waste
KW - Household
KW - Northern Africa
KW - SysOrg project
KW - Territorial comparisons
U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142086
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142086
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85190299760
VL - 452
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
SN - 0959-6526
M1 - 142086
ER -
ID: 390357068