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Halving per capita food waste (FW) is one of the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. This study aims to evaluate the weight and monetary values of food waste among a sample of Italian families. In a representative sample of 1142 families, the adults responsible for food purchases and in charge of preparing meals were assessed with a self-administrated questionnaire measuring quantity and typology of FW. These data were linked with food purchases figures measured as an average of four weeks. Italian families wasted 399 kg of food per week (4.4% of the weight of food purchased), which correspond to a monetary value of €1.052 (3.8% of the overall food expenditure). Clustering the food groups according to waste quantity, typology, and monetary value made it possible to show that price has a role in the generation of food waste, as the lower the unitary cost, the higher the quantity of waste. Consequently, foods with high unitary costs were less wasted. The results of this st

M luisa scalvediVittoria aureliResearch centre of foodUniversity of rome tor vergataUniversity of perugiaNutrition centreUniversity sapienzaNational observatory on food surplusUniversity of bolognaItalian national institute of statisticsRome tor vergataHuman nutritionFood surplusAgrifood economicsItalian national instituteNational observatory