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On the Prevention of Avoidable Food Waste from Domestic Households

open access: yesRecycling, 2018
Unconsumed food impacts on the environment via the wasteful use of resources in its production and via its disposal. Householders would ideally only generate food waste that is not considered edible (unavoidable food waste) and the disposal of edible ...
Peter J. Shaw   +2 more
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Motivating household food waste reduction: Harnessing the power of message context and framing

open access: yesFood Frontiers, 2023
Household food waste is a major contributor to the total food waste from all sectors globally. Food waste undermines sustainability and reduces the resilience of food systems.
Toritseju Begho, Ningxin Zhao
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of household food insecurity and its association with food waste

open access: yesJournal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
Background Household food waste significantly contributes to overall food waste. While the relationship between food security and food waste has been extensively studied at the macro level, there is a need for research focusing on the quantitative ...
Rian Diana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Standard approach on quantitative techniques to be used to estimate food waste levels. Project report FUSIONS

open access: yes, 2014
The focus of FUSIONS is on promoting food waste prevention by optimising food use and waste prevention strategies. In order to reduce food waste it is necessary to quantify the waste and find the reasons why it occurs.
Hansen, Ole-Jørgen   +13 more
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Study on Composition and Generation of Food Waste in Makanan Ringan Mas Industry

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
Food waste management is a major problem for most food premises in Malaysia. This study was conducted at one of the Small Medium Industries (SMIs) called Makanan Ringan Mas Industry that is located in Parit Kuari Darat, Parit Raja, Johor.
Abd Kadir Aeslina   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Science, 2016
In recent years, the problem of food waste has attracted considerable interest from food producers, processors, retailers, and consumers alike. Food waste is considered not only a sustainability problem related to food security, but also an economic ...
Purabi R. Ghosh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Post-consumer food waste generation while dining out: A close-up view.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Food loss and food waste occur along the food supply chain, negatively impacting the environment, global economy, and food security. There is a growing global interest in tackling this issue to mitigate or handle the waste generated and limit its ...
Myra Zeineddine   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The association between sensory preference and household food waste: evidence from China

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Household food waste contributes to 60% of total global food waste. Based on an online questionnaire survey on household food waste in China, this paper explores the association between sensory preference and household food waste using an Oprobit model ...
Li Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The quantity of food waste in the garbage stream of southern Ontario, Canada households.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
There is little consensus on the amount of worldwide food waste generation because many current estimates are indirect and link back to the same limited primary datasets, with much of the data originating from fieldwork undertaken in the 1970s and 1980s.
Paul van der Werf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systems in transition : from waste to resource : a study of supermarket food waste in Cape Town.

open access: yes, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.This thesis explores the management of supermarket food waste in Cape Town. In doing so it highlights both its underutilisation and its potential transition from waste to resource. Through an extended
Marshak, Maya
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