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标题：An Analysis of Food Waste in Czech Households—A Contribution to the International Reporting Effort
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作者：Petra Nováková ; Tomáš Hák ; Svatava Janoušková 等
期刊名称：Foods
电子版ISSN：2304-8158
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：4
页码：875
DOI：10.3390/foods10040875
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Food waste originating in households in the Czech Republic is an important but unknown issue. Due to the country’s membership among the most developed economies (European Union, OECD) and its commitments towards UN Sustainable Development Goals, the government must, inter alia, significantly reduce household food waste. However, reliable data and indicators based on internationally agreed approaches and methods have been missing so far. This article brings original results from a survey comprising over 400 Czech households based on the kitchen diaries method showing that, on average, surveyed households discarded 2.6 kg (1.1 kg per capita) weekly. After extrapolation, the total food waste was estimated to be 135.7 kg per household or 57.1 kg per capita annually. Half of the total food waste from surveyed households was thrown into municipal bins for mixed waste. Despite a relatively low total food waste stream, its disposal needs substantial improvement to meet national and international regulations as well as sustainability criteria.
关键词：food waste; household waste; waste monitoring; kitchen diaries; sustainable development; Czech Republic food waste ; household waste ; waste monitoring ; kitchen diaries ; sustainable development ; Czech Republic