Framings of Food Waste: How Food System Stakeholders Are Responsibilized in Public Policy Debate

Food waste is a global sustainability issue that demands multiple stakeholders participate in solving it. This article examines how different food system are held responsible the policy debate related to reduction. The study adopts framing approach, paying attention construction and negotiation of what going on waste–related public debate. data consist documents generated as result development processes Finland. authors identify four framings—eco-efficiency, solidarity, safety, appreciation—within which presented differently responsibilized. framings reveal nature boundary object, flexible open-ended object has context-dependent meanings. extends marketing literature responsibilization by investigating several beyond consumers. Additionally, considering sheds light stakeholders, even those with conflicting interests, can measures collaboratively. Finally, outline implications each framing.