The Problem of Waste on the Food Market

Abstract

AbstractThe process of wasting food is an increasingly serious global problem, moreover, it has many negative consequences for society and the environment. Non-renewable resources are used and greenhouse gases are emitted, which are responsible for the heating of our planet. Food production uses huge amounts of water, energy and fuel, and food that is disposed of in landfills undergoes putrefactive processes, during which the very harmful compound methane is produced. There are many concepts that encourage society to counteract this phenomenon, such as the concept of zero waste or less waste, but first of all, there is need to change the way of thinking for these concepts to exist and contribute to actual, long-term changes. Many consumers have already changed their approach to the problem of food waste, through increasing awareness of human participation in upsetting the economy of the circulation of products on the market. This is a positive symptom, but it cannot be said that a lot has been done on this topic, because much is still ahead of us.The aim of this paper is to present the problem of food wastage among consumers, the implementation of which was carried out with the use of own research, showing how consumers perceive the problem and whether they are familiar with the concept of zero waste.KeywordsFoodWasteConsumer behaviorZero waste