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Food waste prevention calculator

Collection: FWPC : Food Waste Prevention Calculator 

Description

The food waste prevention calculator can be used by various stakeholders involved in the food supply chain, to assess the nutritional benefits, the net economic savings, and net environmental savings resulting from the implementation of food waste prevention interventions. Environmental savings are calculated using the life cycle assessment methodology. The tool allows to identify and evaluate potential trade-offs that may arise during the implementation of food waste prevention interventions, and conveys positive messages to users, facilitating the communication of intervention results.

Contact

Email
JRC-FOOD-WASTE (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

Garcia Herrero, Laura; Sala, Serenella; De Laurentiis, Valeria (2023): Food waste prevention calculator. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/a46c77ac-90cb-40c0-b613-7e8bdb30e108

Keywords

food waste prevention life cycle assessment

Data access

Food Waste Prevention Calculator
Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice 
Access conditions
No limitations 
URL 

Publications

Publication 2023
Scoping consumer food waste: an evaluation framework of prevention interventions
Garcia Herrero, L., Casonato, C., Caldeira, C., De Laurentiis, V., Bruns, H. and Sala, S., Scoping consumer food waste: an evaluation framework of prevention interventions, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2023, doi:10.2760/3128 (online), JRC128763.
  • Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
DOI
10.2760/3128
Publication page 
  • Abstract

    Food waste is a global concern already identified to be addressed in the Sustainable Development Goals (12.3) and the EU policy agenda under the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Green Deal within the Farm to Fork Strategy. The EU has committed to halving food waste at the retail and consumer level following SDG 12.3, establishing legally binding reduction targets and enabling their reach through the setting of baseline measurement and uniform monitoring. Across the Member States, most food waste occurs at the consumer level. Therefore, reducing consumer food waste is critical for achieving future EU-level targets for food waste reduction. Consumer food waste (both in- and out-of-home) - whilst influenced by the food supply chain and food environment - is essentially a behavioural issue. The behavioural factors underlying consumers’ decisions to discard food need to be uncovered, and consumer-focused interventions have to be adequately designed to deliver on the ambitious target reduction. To address the existing research gaps, the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) established a multi-disciplinary forum of researchers and practitioners in the area of consumer food waste prevention under the pilot project called the European Consumer Food Waste Forum (ECFWF). This report outlines the scope of the ECFWF and the evaluation framework for consumer food waste prevention interventions.

Geographic areas

European Union

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2023-07-31
Modified date
2024-01-17
Issued date
2023-07-31
Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food
Update frequency
irregular
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/a46c77ac-90cb-40c0-b613-7e8bdb30e108
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