This review focuses on household food waste drivers and mitigation strategies, identifying key behavioral and situational factors influencing waste generation. The study underscores the multifaceted nature of food waste, stressing the need for multidisciplinary approaches. Policy recommendations include targeted education and household interventions, while also advocating for broader policy integration to address environmental and economic impacts of household food waste.
Context and quantification
About the policy
Area
Waste management, Consumer policy
Instrument
Household food waste reduction programs
Intervention
Systematic review
Cost
None
Funding
None
Institutional arrangement
None
Impacts
Stakeholders involved
Households
Stakeholders impacted
Consumers, retailers
Wellbeing
Community
Justice consideration
Distributional
Metadata
| Lead author name | Karin Schanes |
|---|---|
| Lead author gender | Female |
| Lead author institution | Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| Lead author institution location | Vienna, Austria |
| Peer reviewed? | true |
| Grey literature? | false |
| Type of paper | Review |
| Volume | 182 |
| Publication year | 2018 |
| URL / DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.030 |
| Sufficiency mentioned? | true |