biostudies-literatureUnknown82Principato LOver half of the total amount of food wasted in Europe concerns household food waste which is mainly due to incorrect food management habits and behaviour. During the Covid-19 outbreak, food management and consumption habits changed dramatically due to the tough lockdown restrictions imposed by governments to reduce infection. This study investigated how these dramatic changes in the daily lives of consumers influenced the generation of food waste at household level. A CAWI questionnaire was administered to a sample of 1078 Italian consumers during the lockdown (March-April 2020). The respondents were asked to self-estimate the percentage of food their households wasted before and during the lockdown and to explain their food management habits. We focused the analysis on the differences beSocio-economic planning sciences100953https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9192149biostudies-literatureCaring more about food: The unexpected positive effect of the Covid-19 lockdown on household food management and waste.PMC9192149Cicatiello CPrincipato LSecondi LMattia GfalseCaring more about food: The unexpected positive effect of the Covid-19 lockdown on household food management and waste.Over half of the total amount of food wasted in Europe concerns household food waste which is mainly due to incorrect food management habits and behaviour. During the Covid-19 outbreak, food management and consumption habits changed dramatically due to the tough lockdown restrictions imposed by governments to reduce infection. This study investigated how these dramatic changes in the daily lives of consumers influenced the generation of food waste at household level. A CAWI questionnaire was administered to a sample of 1078 Italian consumers during the lockdown (March-April 2020). The respondents were asked to self-estimate the percentage of food their households wasted before and during the lockdown and to explain their food management habits. We focused the analysis on the differences be2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2025-04-05T15:33:49.025Z2025-04-05T15:33:49.025ZS-EPMC91921493572138310.1016/j.seps.2020.100953