Dettaglio ricerca - Alimenti e Nutrizione

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Creatore Vittoria Aureli, Maria Luisa Scalvedi and Laura Rossi

Creato 2021-08-19T07:46:15Z

Descrizione Halving per capita food waste (FW) is one of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. This study aims to evaluate the weight and monetary values of food waste among a sample of Italian families. In a representative sample of 1142 families, the adults responsible for food purchases and in charge of preparing meals were assessed with a self-administrated questionnaire measuring quantity and typology of FW. These data were linked with food purchases figures measured as an average of four weeks. Italian families wasted 399 kg of food per week (4.4% of the weight of food purchased), which correspond to a monetary value of €1.052 (3.8% of the overall food expenditure). Clustering the food groups according to waste quantity, typology, and monetary value made it possible to show that price has a role in the generation of food waste, as the lower the unitary cost, the higher the quantity of waste. Consequently, foods with high unitary costs were less wasted. The results of this study showed that Italian consumers are sensitive to the economic impact of waste and this should be considered in sensitization campaigns.

Oggetto food waste; monetary value; food categories; household food waste; Italy

Titolo Food Waste of Italian Families: Proportion in Quantity and Monetary Value of Food Purchases

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Ultima Modifica 2021-08-26T06:33:06Z

Parole chiavi food waste; monetary value; food categories; household food waste; Italy

Autore Vittoria Aureli, Maria Luisa Scalvedi and Laura Rossi

Data di creazione 2021-08-19T07:46:15Z

Salva data 2021-08-26T06:33:06Z

metadata.OfficeOpenXMLCore.SUBJECT Halving per capita food waste (FW) is one of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. This study aims to evaluate the weight and monetary values of food waste among a sample of Italian families. In a representative sample of 1142 families, the adults responsible for food purchases and in charge of preparing meals were assessed with a self-administrated questionnaire measuring quantity and typology of FW. These data were linked with food purchases figures measured as an average of four weeks. Italian families wasted 399 kg of food per week (4.4% of the weight of food purchased), which correspond to a monetary value of €1.052 (3.8% of the overall food expenditure). Clustering the food groups according to waste quantity, typology, and monetary value made it possible to show that price has a role in the generation of food waste, as the lower the unitary cost, the higher the quantity of waste. Consequently, foods with high unitary costs were less wasted. The results of this study showed that Italian consumers are sensitive to the economic impact of waste and this should be considered in sensitization campaigns.