Study Sheds Light On Why Younger Adults Tend To Be Chronic Food Wasters

August 20, 2018: 12:00 AM EST

Research from the University of Illinois shows that young adults have a higher tendency to waste food compared to other age groups because food management behaviors that might prevent food waste weren’t learned yet or weren’t necessary. In focus groups with college students aged 18–24, the researchers also found that there were differences in perceptions and behaviors among those who lived on- or off-campus; there was a sense of apathy about food waste; there was a lack of awareness of how much food is wasted, for example, in a university dining hall; constraints like transportation and environment – maybe no access to a refrigerator to store leftovers – contributed; many didn’t see their personal food-wasting as part of the overall problem; and many did not think changing their behavior would help. [Image Credit: © USDA]

"Young adults may lack management behaviors to prevent food waste", Institute of Food Technologists, August 20, 2018, © Institute of Food Technologists

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