An Analysis of Food Waste in Czech Households—A Contribution to the International Reporting Effort

Foods

Svatava Janoušková¹  Petra Nováková²  Tomáš Hák² 

[1] Environment Centre, Charles University, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic;Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic;

关键词: food waste;    household waste;    waste monitoring;    kitchen diaries;    sustainable development;    Czech Republic;   

DOI  :  10.3390/foods10040875

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Food waste originating in households in the Czech Republic is an important but unknown issue. Due to the country’s membership among the most developed economies (European Union, OECD) and its commitments towards UN Sustainable Development Goals, the government must, inter alia, significantly reduce household food waste. However, reliable data and indicators based on internationally agreed approaches and methods have been missing so far. This article brings original results from a survey comprising over 400 Czech households based on the kitchen diaries method showing that, on average, surveyed households discarded 2.6 kg (1.1 kg per capita) weekly. After extrapolation, the total food waste was estimated to be 135.7 kg per household or 57.1 kg per capita annually. Half of the total food waste from surveyed households was thrown into municipal bins for mixed waste. Despite a relatively low total food waste stream, its disposal needs substantial improvement to meet national and international regulations as well as sustainability criteria.

【 授权许可】

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