Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in Taiwan
Given the large amount of food waste coming from households, reducing household food waste is essential to the mitigation of overall food waste and the provision of multi-faceted benefits for both people and the planet. This study identifies factors and management strategies for the reduction of hou...
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| description | Given the large amount of food waste coming from households, reducing household food waste is essential to the mitigation of overall food waste and the provision of multi-faceted benefits for both people and the planet. This study identifies factors and management strategies for the reduction of household food waste in the Taiwanese household setting. Using snowball sampling, semi-structured interviews are conducted to collect data from 27 household food providers in Taipei. The research findings identify four critical motivators and four barriers to minimizing household food waste in Taiwan. The most frequently mentioned motivator for the reduction of food waste is a convenient shopping environment, and the most important barrier is lack of knowledge for assessing the edibility of food. Additionally, four major prevention strategies are identified to help reduce household food waste: (1) planned purchase schedule; (2) skills to keep food fresh and longer; (3) understanding family preferences and leftover management, and (4) sharing additional food and co-procurement and cooking. The results of this study not only help improve the understanding and application of Chinese household food waste reduction, but also demonstrate the significance of its socio-cultural impacts in future studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f881f03942fb46e086620be0ad31c2972023-11-22T18:14:22ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582021-09-011010233110.3390/foods10102331Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in TaiwanChih-Ching Teng0Chueh Chih1Wen-Ju Yang2Chia-Hui Chien3Department of Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management, College of Human Ecology, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City 10610, TaiwanDepartment of Hospitality Management, Hungkuo Delin University of Technology, New Taipei City 236302, TaiwanDepartment of Food and Beverage Management, Lee-Ming Institute of Technology, New Taipei City 24352, TaiwanGiven the large amount of food waste coming from households, reducing household food waste is essential to the mitigation of overall food waste and the provision of multi-faceted benefits for both people and the planet. This study identifies factors and management strategies for the reduction of household food waste in the Taiwanese household setting. Using snowball sampling, semi-structured interviews are conducted to collect data from 27 household food providers in Taipei. The research findings identify four critical motivators and four barriers to minimizing household food waste in Taiwan. The most frequently mentioned motivator for the reduction of food waste is a convenient shopping environment, and the most important barrier is lack of knowledge for assessing the edibility of food. Additionally, four major prevention strategies are identified to help reduce household food waste: (1) planned purchase schedule; (2) skills to keep food fresh and longer; (3) understanding family preferences and leftover management, and (4) sharing additional food and co-procurement and cooking. The results of this study not only help improve the understanding and application of Chinese household food waste reduction, but also demonstrate the significance of its socio-cultural impacts in future studies.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/10/2331household food wastefood waste reductionfood knowledge and skillfood waste prevention strategyhousehold food provider |
| spellingShingle | Chih-Ching Teng Chueh Chih Wen-Ju Yang Chia-Hui Chien Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in Taiwan Foods household food waste food waste reduction food knowledge and skill food waste prevention strategy household food provider |
| title | Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in Taiwan |
| title_full | Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in Taiwan |
| title_short | Determinants and Prevention Strategies for Household Food Waste: An Exploratory Study in Taiwan |
| title_sort | determinants and prevention strategies for household food waste an exploratory study in taiwan |
| topic | household food waste food waste reduction food knowledge and skill food waste prevention strategy household food provider |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/10/2331 |
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