From the shopping basket to the landfill: Drivers of consumer food waste behaviour
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43110%2F23%3A43923707" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43110/23:43923707 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.07.002" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.07.002</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.07.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.wasman.2023.07.002</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
From the shopping basket to the landfill: Drivers of consumer food waste behaviour
Original language description
The EU, where nearly 57 million tonnes of food waste are generated annually, has set a target to halve this amount by 2030. However, the amount of food waste produced varies greatly between EU countries. While several EU countries are far from reaching this target, the Czech Republic already meets it. Despite this, little to no attention is paid to Czech consumers' food waste behaviour. This study responds to the unfulfilled need by drawing attention to food waste and its reduction, and possibly even serving as a model example for the EU target. We identify key factors influencing food waste by conducting a survey with 1,551 respondents on stated preferences. The results using the PLS-SEM approach show that the price of food does not have as great an impact on the level of food waste as its characteristics or planning, which is part of consumers' purchasing behaviour. Furthermore, consumers' attitudes and awareness of food waste reduce food losses. The causes of food waste remain decidedly similar before and during the pandemic COVID-19, except that people paid more attention to food attributes during the pandemic. Product attributes are an essential part of decision-making, especially for women and people with higher levels of education. We conclude that it is desirable to sufficiently educate and teach consumers to properly plan their consumption and better estimate the amount of food needed when shopping, which should be a conscious decision rather than an impulsive one.
Czech name
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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
40500 - Other agricultural sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Waste Management
ISSN
0956-053X
e-ISSN
1879-2456
Volume of the periodical
169
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1 September
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
157-166
UT code for WoS article
001048599000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85164748428