Assessment of household food waste management during the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia: a cross-sectional online survey
Author | Berjan, Sinisa |
Author | Vaško, Željko |
Author | Ben Hassen, Tarek |
Author | El Bilali, Hamid |
Author | Allahyari, Mohammad S. |
Author | Tomić, Vedran |
Author | Radosavac, Adriana |
Available date | 2024-04-23T05:38:48Z |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Publication Name | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
Resource | Scopus |
ISSN | 9441344 |
Abstract | The Serbian government has taken several measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These measures may have led to a disruption of daily life and affected food-related behaviors. This paper investigates the state of food waste management in Serbia and COVID-19's direct effect on consumer awareness, food consumption, and food waste behaviors. The study is based on an online survey using a structured questionnaire administered in Serbian from May 13 until June 13, 2020, through the Google forms platform. A total of 1212 valid answers were collected, mainly from female, young, and high-educated people. The survey results suggested that (i) household food waste in Serbia is low and there is a positive attitude toward food waste prevention; (ii) food waste increased during the COVID-19 pandemic; (iii) consumers reduced the number of shopping trips and shopped more than usual during the pandemic. This study contributes to a better understanding of consumers' consumption habits and attitudes toward food waste to prevent and reduce it. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH |
Subject | Balkans COVID-19 Food behavior Food consumption Food shopping Food waste Serbia |
Type | Article |
Pagination | 11130-11141 |
Issue Number | 8 |
Volume Number | 29 |
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