TY - JOUR
T1 - Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food waste behaviour
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Iranmanesh, Mohammad
AU - Ghobakhloo, Morteza
AU - Nilashi, Mehrbakhsh
AU - Tseng, Ming Lang
AU - Senali, Madugoda Gunaratnege
AU - Abbasi, Ghazanfar Ali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/9/1
Y1 - 2022/9/1
N2 - Food waste has adverse economic, social, and environmental impacts and increases the prevalence of food insecurity. Panic buying at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak raised serious concerns about a potential rise in food waste levels and higher pressure on waste management systems. This article aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on food waste behaviour and the extent to which it occurs using the systematic review method. A total of 38 articles were identified and reviewed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The findings showed that the COVID-19 pandemic led to reductions in household food waste in most countries. Several changes in shopping and cooking behaviours, food consumption, and managing inventory and leftovers have occurred due to COVID-19. Based on these insights, we predicted that some desirable food-management habits would be retained, and others would roll back in the post-COVID-19 world. The review contributes to the food waste literature by offering a comprehensive overview of behavioural changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and future research directions.
AB - Food waste has adverse economic, social, and environmental impacts and increases the prevalence of food insecurity. Panic buying at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak raised serious concerns about a potential rise in food waste levels and higher pressure on waste management systems. This article aims to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on food waste behaviour and the extent to which it occurs using the systematic review method. A total of 38 articles were identified and reviewed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The findings showed that the COVID-19 pandemic led to reductions in household food waste in most countries. Several changes in shopping and cooking behaviours, food consumption, and managing inventory and leftovers have occurred due to COVID-19. Based on these insights, we predicted that some desirable food-management habits would be retained, and others would roll back in the post-COVID-19 world. The review contributes to the food waste literature by offering a comprehensive overview of behavioural changes during the COVID-19 pandemic and future research directions.
KW - COVID-19 lockdown
KW - Food waste behaviour
KW - Household food waste
KW - Sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132237507&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106127
DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2022.106127
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35714820
AN - SCOPUS:85132237507
SN - 0195-6663
VL - 176
JO - Appetite
JF - Appetite
M1 - 106127
ER -
