Socio-Demographic Factors, Behaviors, Motivations, and Attitudes in Food Waste Management of Romanian Households.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Food waste (FW) in Romania is 70 Kg/capita/year, while 70% of food waste comes from public catering, retail services, and households (over 50%-47 million tons). The present study investigates the socio-demographic factors, behaviors, motivations, and attitudes related to food waste management in Romanian households. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted using an online questionnaire via the Google Forms platform from 15 April 2023 to 15 May 2023. The questionnaire was designed to assess various aspects, such as some socio-demographic information (age, sex, occupation, area of residence, study level, household members number, children <18 years of age); the personal involvement and frequency of food purchases and homemade food cooking; the main sou

SUBMITTER: Morosan E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11356938 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature