Music J., Charlebois S., Spiteri L., Farrell S., Griffin A. (2021). Increases in household food waste in Canada as a result of COVID-19: an exploratory study. Sustainability, 01/12/2021, vol. 13, n. 23, p. 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313218
https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313218
Titre : | Increases in household food waste in Canada as a result of COVID-19: an exploratory study (2021) |
Auteurs : | J. Music ; S. Charlebois ; L. Spiteri ; S. Farrell ; A. Griffin |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Sustainability (vol. 13, n. 23, December 2021) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1-11 |
Langues : | Anglais |
Langues du résumé : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 08 - ALIMENTATION ; 8.1 - Consommation Alimentaire. ComportementThésaurus IAMM COVID-19 ; GASPILLAGE ALIMENTAIRE ; CONSOMMATION DES MENAGES ; SYSTEME AGROALIMENTAIRE ; DECHET ALIMENTAIRE ; GESTION DES DECHETS ; CONSOMMATION ALIMENTAIRE ; CANADA |
Résumé : | The era of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a variety of individual lifestyle and behavioural changes, and could, therefore, potentially involve a shift towards more sustainable food systems. This research was conducted through an online survey of cross-sectional design. We surveyed 8272 Canadians in August of 2020. Participants answered questions about socio-demographic food waste amounts in kilograms, and food-waste-management behaviours. In this exploratory study, we assessed the relationships between socio-demographic variables, and self-reported food-waste behaviours through two-tailed significance testing. Results indicated that Canadian households self-reported an insignificant decrease in food waste during the pandemic. Respondents reported allowing food to expire, not utilizing leftovers, and not finishing meals. Understanding food-waste behaviour changes is key to designing effective mitigation strategies to reduce household food waste and to minimize the environmental consequences with which food waste is associated. |
Cote : | En ligne |
URL / DOI : | https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313218 |