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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 Scalvedi , Vittoria Aureli , Research Centre Of Food , University Of Rome Tor Vergata , University Of Perugia , Nutrition Centre , University Sapienza , National Observatory On Food Surplus , University Of Bologna , Italian National Institute Of Statistics , Rome Tor Vergata , Human Nutrition , Food Surplus , Agrifood Economics , Italian National Institute , National Observatory , ஆராய்ச்சி மையம் ஆஃப் உணவு , ஊட்டச்சத்து மையம் , தேசிய கண்காணிப்பு ஆன் உணவு உபரி , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் போலோக்னா , இத்தாலிய தேசிய நிறுவனம் ஆஃப் புள்ளிவிவரங்கள் , மனிதன் ஊட்டச்சத்து , உணவு உபரி , இத்தாலிய தேசிய நிறுவனம் , தேசிய கண்காணிப்பு ,