Household food waste-consumer intentions and capacities for further reduction considering different food waste categories
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352554125003079?pes=vor&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352554125003079?pes=vor&utm_source=clarivate&getft_integrator=clarivate</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2025.102209" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.scp.2025.102209</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Household food waste-consumer intentions and capacities for further reduction considering different food waste categories
Original language description
Recently, EU legislation has addressed Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, introducing legally binding targets for the Member States for the reduction of food waste across sectors by 2030 compared to 2020 levels. The mandatory reduction target is 30 % in retail and consumption levels (including households), and 10 % in the processing and manufacturing sectors. The current study includes household food waste data from 282 voluntary households in 2021. Data was collected by following a diary-supported direct food waste measurement methodology (FUSIONS methodology), completed by pre- and post-study questionnaire surveys with one respondent from each household. Avoidable (edible) food waste dropped by 23.99 % (from 33.14 kg/capita/year to 25.19 kg/capita/year) between 2016 and 2021. The reduction of total FW was only 3.73 % (68.04 kg/capita/year in 2016 and 65.50 kg/capita/year in 2021). Possibilities for further FW reduction in Hungarian households were investigated. This study found that 84 % of the households underestimated their actual total FW generation, and the average level of underestimation was 48.5 %. Research data suggests that unavoidable FW is not perceived to be wastage by the respondents. According to post-study questionnaire results, 77 % of the respondents believe they can further reduce the FW in their households. The finding suggests that, despite the decrease in household food waste from 2016 to 2021, there is considerable potential for further reduction, especially in the avoidable category. This potential is in line with broader goals of reducing food waste in households, contributing to national and EU targets for sustainable resource management and food waste reduction.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
ISSN
2352-5541
e-ISSN
2352-5541
Volume of the periodical
48
Issue of the periodical within the volume
neuvedeno
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
1-13
UT code for WoS article
001628383500002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105025564748