The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Food Packaging and Consumers

Food waste is a significant environmental, economic, and social issue. In many cases, packaging protects food and prolongs its shelf life, reducing the overall environmental impact by reducing food waste. This research focuses on consumer perceptions of the role of packaging and on-pack labelling in...

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Autores principales:	Sophie Langley, Nhat Tram Phan-Le, Linda Brennan, Lukas Parker, Michaela Jackson, Caroline Francis, Simon Lockrey, Karli Verghese, Natalia Alessi
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	consumer perceptions packaging design food waste packaging information save food packaging date labelling Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:57ce4e41e24441bf9eaecf7df9432e3a2021-11-25T19:00:52ZThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Food Packaging and Consumers10.3390/su1322124092071-1050https://doaj.org/article/57ce4e41e24441bf9eaecf7df9432e3a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12409https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Food waste is a significant environmental, economic, and social issue. In many cases, packaging protects food and prolongs its shelf life, reducing the overall environmental impact by reducing food waste. This research focuses on consumer perceptions of the role of packaging and on-pack labelling in reducing household food waste. The following research questions provided the framework for the study: (1) could packaging play a role in decreasing food waste; (2) what are labelling and packaging designs’ impacts on consumer decision-making about food waste? This research draws on two qualitative studies. Study One focuses on journey mapping—following food waste throughout the consumer’s engagement with food ‘journey’ from planning to disposal. Study Two comprises a series of in-depth interviews in consumers’ homes focusing on how consumers engage with food packaging and food waste. Results indicate that there are at least two streams of consumer perceptions to consider when determining the relationship between food packaging and reducing food waste: the first is how practically useful packaging is for consumer needs; the second is consumers’ perceptions about food packaging itself. There are tensions and trade-offs between these two sets of considerations. The results of the studies show consumers are unlikely to consider food packaging or reducing food waste as a primary motivation in their food purchasing decisions. The studies also show reducing packaging, including plastic packaging, is seen as more important than reducing food waste. Our results also highlight important elements to consider when designing food packaging. These results suggest that a fundamental review is needed for many aspects of packaging and storage information and that this review should account for consumers’ information needs at different points: purchase, storage, during consumption, and between instances of consumption. Furthermore, our results suggest packaging designs that provide clear information and instructions for consumers to reduce food waste are needed.Sophie LangleyNhat Tram Phan-LeLinda BrennanLukas ParkerMichaela JacksonCaroline FrancisSimon LockreyKarli VergheseNatalia AlessiMDPI AGarticleconsumer perceptionspackaging designfood wastepackaging informationsave food packagingdate labellingEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12409, p 12409 (2021)
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spellingShingle	consumer perceptions packaging design food waste packaging information save food packaging date labelling Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Sophie Langley Nhat Tram Phan-Le Linda Brennan Lukas Parker Michaela Jackson Caroline Francis Simon Lockrey Karli Verghese Natalia Alessi The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Food Packaging and Consumers
description	Food waste is a significant environmental, economic, and social issue. In many cases, packaging protects food and prolongs its shelf life, reducing the overall environmental impact by reducing food waste. This research focuses on consumer perceptions of the role of packaging and on-pack labelling in reducing household food waste. The following research questions provided the framework for the study: (1) could packaging play a role in decreasing food waste; (2) what are labelling and packaging designs’ impacts on consumer decision-making about food waste? This research draws on two qualitative studies. Study One focuses on journey mapping—following food waste throughout the consumer’s engagement with food ‘journey’ from planning to disposal. Study Two comprises a series of in-depth interviews in consumers’ homes focusing on how consumers engage with food packaging and food waste. Results indicate that there are at least two streams of consumer perceptions to consider when determining the relationship between food packaging and reducing food waste: the first is how practically useful packaging is for consumer needs; the second is consumers’ perceptions about food packaging itself. There are tensions and trade-offs between these two sets of considerations. The results of the studies show consumers are unlikely to consider food packaging or reducing food waste as a primary motivation in their food purchasing decisions. The studies also show reducing packaging, including plastic packaging, is seen as more important than reducing food waste. Our results also highlight important elements to consider when designing food packaging. These results suggest that a fundamental review is needed for many aspects of packaging and storage information and that this review should account for consumers’ information needs at different points: purchase, storage, during consumption, and between instances of consumption. Furthermore, our results suggest packaging designs that provide clear information and instructions for consumers to reduce food waste are needed.
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title	The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Food Packaging and Consumers
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Food Packaging and Consumers

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