Social‐Optimal Household Food Waste: Taxes and Government Incentives

Taxes and Government Incentives: Eastern Europe vs. China

Local o cials in China have strongly supported new nonstate rms, yet other o cials in transition countries have often strongly hindered them. We argue that a likely cause of these sharp di erences in behavior is di erences in the source of government revenue. Local revenue in China came from pro ts and other taxes on new entrants, while elsewhere in transition countries tax revenue came disprop...

Household Food Waste in A Sample of the Libyan Community

  Background: Consumer behaviors at the household level have an impact on the quantity of food waste and the economic resources of the family and the country. This study aimed to assess food waste in a random sample of the Libyan community. Methods: A questionnaire was designed for the study and distributed randomly through social media, short message, e-mails, and via face to face interviews ...

Identifying motivations and barriers to minimising household food waste

The amount of food discarded by UK households is substantial and, to a large extent, avoidable. Furthermore, such food waste has serious environmental consequences. If household food waste reduction initiatives are to be successful they will need to be informed by people’s motivations and barriers to minimising household food waste. This paper reports a qualitative study of the thoughts, feelin...

Household food waste in Nordic countries: Estimations and ethical implications

This study focuses on food waste generated by households in four Nordic countries: Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Based on existing literature we present (A) comparable data on amounts and monetary value of food waste; (B) explanations for food waste at household level; (C) a number of public and private initiatives at national levels aiming to reduce food waste; and (D) a discussion of ...

Household Food and Drink Waste in the UK