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Retail waste of horticultural products in Sweden |
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| Authors: | Jenny Gustavsson Jesper Stage |
| Institution: | a Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 461, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden b The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK), PO Box 5401, 402 29 Gothenburg, Sweden c Department of Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University, 851 70 Sundsvall, Sweden |
| Abstract: | Waste of food is a topic of considerable policy interest. However, few studies have been done on food waste at the retail level. The aim of this study was to examine how large retail waste is for 16 different horticultural products, selected among typical fruit and vegetables. The levels of retail waste were examined in cooperation with one of the leading Swedish retail companies. The results showed that retail waste of horticultural products amounted between 0.4% and 6.3% of store supplies for different horticultural products. The results did not show that packaging reduced waste of horticultural products. |
| Keywords: | Food waste Retail sales Horticulture |
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