Table 6.

Interventions for food waste reduction

LevelFood waste reduction approaches (interventions)Author(s)
Education
Pre-consumerDisplaying posters with educational messagesPinto et al. (2018) 
To-the-point prompt-type messagesWhitehair et al. (2013) 
Increasing the awareness and education of the catering staffMarais et al. (2017) 
Post-consumerDistribution of information leaflets related to food wastage education for parents or guardiansKowalewska and Kołłajtis-Dołowy (2018) 
Exposure to films on related topicsKowalewska and Kołłajtis-Dołowy (2018) 
Providing nutrition education to childrenLiz Martins et al. (2016) 
Displaying banners to motivate individuals to “ask for less” according to their hunger levelJagau et al. (2017)
Communication  
Pre- and post-consumersContinuous communicationPrescott et al. (2019a); Derqui et al. (2018) 
Financial and economic incentives  
Post-consumerFinancial and economic incentivesSarjahani et al. (2009)
Rewards in the form of small prizes and emoticons can ensure a better selectionHudgens et al. (2016)

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