This book focuses on the crucial sustainability challenge of reducing food waste at the level
of consumer-society. Providing an in-depth research-based overview of the multifaceted problem
it considers environmental economic social and ethical factors. Perspectives included in the
book address households consumers and organizations and their role in reducing food waste.
Rather than focusing upon the reasons for food waste itself the chapters develop
research-based solutions for the problem providing a much-needed solution-orientated approach
that takes multiple perspectives into account.Chapters 1 2 12 and 16 of this book are
available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com