Parizeau Kate, von Massow Mike, Martin Ralph
Department of Geography, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
School of Hospitality, Food, and Tourism Management, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
Waste Manag. 2015 Jan;35:207-17. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.09.019. Epub 2014 Oct 27.
It has been estimated that Canadians waste $27 billion of food annually, and that half of that waste occurs at the household level (Gooch et al., 2010). There are social, environmental, and economic implications for this scale of food waste, and source separation of organic waste is an increasingly common municipal intervention. There is relatively little research that assesses the dynamics of household food waste (particularly in Canada). The purpose of this study is to combine observations of organic, recyclable, and garbage waste production rates to survey results of food waste-related beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours at the household level in the mid-sized municipality of Guelph, Ontario. Waste weights and surveys were obtained from 68 households in the summer of 2013. The results of this study indicate multiple relationships between food waste production and household shopping practices, food preparation behaviours, household waste management practices, and food-related attitudes, beliefs, and lifestyles. Notably, we observed that food awareness, waste awareness, family lifestyles, and convenience lifestyles were related to food waste production. We conclude that it is important to understand the diversity of factors that can influence food wasting behaviours at the household level in order to design waste management systems and policies to reduce food waste.
据估计，加拿大人每年浪费270亿加元的食物，其中一半的浪费发生在家庭层面（古奇等人，2010年）。这种规模的食物浪费具有社会、环境和经济影响，有机垃圾的源头分类是一种越来越常见的市政干预措施。评估家庭食物浪费动态（特别是在加拿大）的研究相对较少。本研究的目的是结合对有机、可回收和垃圾产生率的观察，调查安大略省圭尔夫市这个中型城市家庭层面与食物浪费相关的信念、态度和行为的调查结果。2013年夏天从68个家庭获取了垃圾重量和调查问卷。本研究结果表明，食物浪费产生与家庭购物习惯、食物准备行为、家庭垃圾管理习惯以及与食物相关的态度、信念和生活方式之间存在多种关系。值得注意的是，我们观察到食物意识、垃圾意识、家庭生活方式和便利生活方式与食物浪费产生有关。我们得出结论，了解可能影响家庭层面食物浪费行为的各种因素很重要，以便设计减少食物浪费的垃圾管理系统和政策。
