Food waste as the consequence of competing motivations, lack of opportunities, and insufficient abilities

Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Lisanne van Geffen , Erica van Herpen , Siet Sijtsema , Hans van Trijp
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Abstract

This study explores the motivations, opportunities, and abilities that consumers have for reducing food waste in everyday contexts that involve competing (food-related) goals. The framework of motivations, opportunities, and abilities is used to disentangle the complex array of factors that contribute to food waste. Results from 24 focus groups conducted in four European countries reveal that household food waste is the unintended result of balancing multiple competing goals. The results also indicate that abilities and opportunities influence the ease with which consumers can reduce food waste and act upon other goals (to which they assign greater value). These insights imply that, in addition to strengthening the importance that consumers attach to reducing food waste, interventions should focus on providing opportunities and abilities that will enable consumers to comply with multiple goals, including food-waste reduction.

食物浪费是相互竞争的动机、缺乏机会和能力不足的结果
本研究探讨了消费者在涉及竞争性(与食物相关)目标的日常环境中减少食物浪费的动机、机会和能力。动机、机会和能力的框架被用来理清导致食物浪费的一系列复杂因素。在四个欧洲国家进行的24个焦点小组的结果显示,家庭食物浪费是平衡多个相互竞争的目标的意外结果。结果还表明,能力和机会影响消费者减少食物浪费和实现其他目标(他们赋予更大的价值)的难易程度。这些见解意味着,除了加强消费者对减少食物浪费的重视外,干预措施还应侧重于提供机会和能力,使消费者能够遵守包括减少食物浪费在内的多个目标。
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Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X
Resources, Conservation and Recycling: X Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
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