Use-up day and flexible recipes: Reducing household food waste by helping families prepare food they already have

被引：16

作者：

Cooper, A. ^{[1
]}

Lion, R. ^{[2
]}

Rodriguez-Sierra, O. E. ^{[1
]}

Jeffrey, P. ^{[3
]}

Thomson, D. ^{[1
]}

Peters, K. ^{[1
]}

Christopher, L. ^{[1
,4
]}

Zhu, M. J. H. ^{[1
]}

Wistrand, L.

van der Werf, P. ^{[5
,6
]}

van Herpen, E. ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] BEworks, 946 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M6J 1G8, Canada

[2] Unilever Foods Innovat Ctr, Bronland 14, NL-6708 WH Wageningen, Netherlands

[3] Mkt Mums, 54 Arbrook Ln, Esher KT10 9EE, England

[4] WRAP, 2nd Floor,19 George St, Banbury OX16 5BH, England

[5] Western Univ, Social Sci Ctr 2333, Dept Geog & Environm, Human Environm Anal Lab, 1151 Richmond St, London, ON N6G 2V4, Canada

[6] Western Univ, Ivey Business Sch, 1255 Western Rd, London, ON N6G 0N1, Canada

[7] Wageningen Univ, Dept Marking & Consumer Behav, Hollandseweg 1, NL-6706 KN Wageningen, Netherlands

来源：

RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING | 2023年 / 194卷

关键词：

Household; Food waste; Behavior change; Environmental behavior; Intervention; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; BEHAVIOR; INTERVENTIONS; ATTITUDES; DESIGN;

D O I：

10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106986

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

In two 5-week randomized-controlled field studies, Canadian and US households were invited to make one meal per week from food that might otherwise be discarded, using flexible recipes. In the first study (Canada), tools to increase the salience of unused food (storage basket, clips to tag, or whiteboard) were also explored. A second study (US) examined a shorter program and the addition of follow-up reminders. Food waste was assessed with a self-reported food waste measure. Intervention groups reduced their food waste significantly versus baseline by 33% (Canada) and 46% (US) and versus control by 27% (Canada) and 33% (US). The salience tools (study 1) or duration (study 2) had no impact. Eight weeks after the intervention food saving continued although the intervention conditions no longer differed significantly from control. In the US, change in Perceived Behavioral Control partially mediated the impact of the intervention on food waste reduction.

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