Household food waste: Drivers and potential intervention points for design – An extensive review

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 151, Issue , 2017, Pages 380-392

  Hebrok, Marie ^a   Boks, Casper ^b  

^a Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Consumer; Design; Drivers; Food waste; Intervention; Review; Sustainable behaviour

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; REVIEWS; TRUCK DRIVERS;

COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; FINDING SOLUTIONS; FOOD WASTE; INTERVENTION; SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOURS; WASTE PREVENTION; WESTERN COUNTRIES;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 85016553028     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.03.069     Document Type: Review

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