Identifying Priority Behavior Change Solutions to Key Drivers of Household Food Waste in the United States

This report identifies primary behavioral drivers of household food waste in the United States and proposes scalable, evidence-based solutions to reduce waste and emissions.

• The report identifies four primary behavioral drivers of household food waste in the United States: forgetting or losing track of food, a lack of knowledge on how to use food, preparing excessive quantities of food, and time constraints.
• The analysis indicates that household food waste behavior is influenced by deficiencies in the ability and opportunity of consumers to reduce waste, necessitating targeted interventions for scalable behavior shift.
• If current trends persist, food waste at the consumer stage on a global scale is projected to double by the year 2050.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Identifying Priority Behavior Change Solutions to Key Drivers of Household Food Waste in the United States. https://www.wri.org/research/identifying-priority-behavior-change-solutions-key-drivers-household-food-waste-united

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Identifying Priority Behavior Change Solutions to Key Drivers of Household Food Waste in the United States. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/identifying-priority-behavior-change-solutions-key-drivers-household-food-waste-united.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendidentifying, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Identifying Priority Behavior Change Solutions to Key Drivers of Household Food Waste in the United States}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/identifying-priority-behavior-change-solutions-key-drivers-household-food-waste-united}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }