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Determination of the amount of food thrown away and proposals to reduce the rate of disposable food in Germany
Project
Project code: 2810HS033
Contract period: 01.06.2011
- 29.02.2012
Budget: 150,267 Euro
Purpose of research: Inventory & Assessment
Data about food waste in Germany are sparse. The objective of this study is to give a summary about available data and information gaps concerning food waste in Germany, differentiated by waste generators (food producing industry, whole sale and retail, large-scale consumers, households), to provide an estimation of the quantities of food waste for the different waste generators in Germany, which is based upon reliable date and to elaborate recommendations for the prevention of food waste taking into account the possibilities of their implementation and possible costs and benefits.
Section overview
Subjects
- Home Economics
- Food Processing
- Resource management
- Agroeconomics
- Nutritional behaviour
Framework programme
Funding programme
Excutive institution
Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management (ISWA)
