Do young families tend to waste their food?

While there is strong evidence about the negative consequences of food waste behaviour to the economy and environment, there might still limited information about the intention and attitude on food waste issue among people, particularly young family. The objective of this study is to understand the...

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Autores principales: Handoyo Mulyo Jangkung, Sugiyarto, Perwitasari Hani, Wahyu Widada Arif, Rohmah Fatkhiyah, Perdana Putri
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5a7def77de304c56a2ea46edc6c192172021-11-08T15:19:28ZDo young families tend to waste their food?2267-124210.1051/e3sconf/202131602027https://doaj.org/article/5a7def77de304c56a2ea46edc6c192172021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/92/e3sconf_iconard2021_02027.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2267-1242While there is strong evidence about the negative consequences of food waste behaviour to the economy and environment, there might still limited information about the intention and attitude on food waste issue among people, particularly young family. The objective of this study is to understand the intention to avoid food waste among young families, as well as their personal attitudes toward food waste behaviour. The data for this study were collected by using convenience sampling method among urban young families in 4 cities, namely Medan, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Yogyakarta. The respondents of 100 young head of households aged between 24-40 years old were analyzed descriptively after measured by the Likert scale. The findings reveal strong evidence that young families have tried hard not to waste their food. As for the main intention to avoid food waste, the effort aimed to reduce food waste as much as they can, as well as to reutilize all the leftovers, appears as relevant factors needed to be improved. As for their personal attitudes toward food waste issue, the view of the society that discarding food is immoral considered as the main reason for their intention toward food waste behaviour.Handoyo Mulyo JangkungSugiyartoPerwitasari HaniWahyu Widada ArifRohmah FatkhiyahPerdana PutriEDP SciencesarticleEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENFRE3S Web of Conferences, Vol 316, p 02027 (2021)
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topic Environmental sciences
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Handoyo Mulyo Jangkung
Sugiyarto
Perwitasari Hani
Wahyu Widada Arif
Rohmah Fatkhiyah
Perdana Putri
Do young families tend to waste their food?
description While there is strong evidence about the negative consequences of food waste behaviour to the economy and environment, there might still limited information about the intention and attitude on food waste issue among people, particularly young family. The objective of this study is to understand the intention to avoid food waste among young families, as well as their personal attitudes toward food waste behaviour. The data for this study were collected by using convenience sampling method among urban young families in 4 cities, namely Medan, Surabaya, Denpasar, and Yogyakarta. The respondents of 100 young head of households aged between 24-40 years old were analyzed descriptively after measured by the Likert scale. The findings reveal strong evidence that young families have tried hard not to waste their food. As for the main intention to avoid food waste, the effort aimed to reduce food waste as much as they can, as well as to reutilize all the leftovers, appears as relevant factors needed to be improved. As for their personal attitudes toward food waste issue, the view of the society that discarding food is immoral considered as the main reason for their intention toward food waste behaviour.
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Wahyu Widada Arif
Rohmah Fatkhiyah
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title_full_unstemmed Do young families tend to waste their food?
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