Food Waste Paradox: Antecedents of Food Disposal in Low-Income Households

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Convenience or price orientation? Consumer characteristics influencing food waste behaviour in the context of an emerging country and the impact on future sustainability of the global food sector (2018, background): “These reasons include lack of capabilities or over-purchase (Porpino et al., 2015), the desire to fulfil the caretaker role and provide food abundancy at home (Porpino et al., 2016), among other things.”
Food waste matters - A systematic review of household food waste practices and their policy implications (2018, background): “This has been, for example, observed among low-income families in Brazil where having enough food at home is considered a sign of hospitality and wealth (Porpino et al., 2015).”
This apple is too ugly for me!: Consumer preferences for suboptimal food products in the supermarket and at home (2017, background): “…Tudoran, & Lahteenmaki, 2013), 3) household composition (Aschemann-Witzel et al., 2015; Koivupuro et al., 2012; Porpino, Parente, & Wansink, 2015), 4) education (Quested et al., 2013), and 5) household income (Buzby & Hyman, 2012; Koivupuro et al., 2012; Porpino et al., 2015; Stefan et al., 2013).”
Packaging-Related Food Losses and Waste: An Overview of Drivers and Issues (2019, background): “Buying large packages contributes significantly to excessive purchasing, which is true in particular for low-income households, where this leads to over-preparing and thus to the generation of FLW [57].”