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The goal of this research is identifying major drivers or factors that influence food waste by final consumers in the urban area of Albania. In this study data for 335 randomly selected households in Tirana city are collected by face-to-face interview. A descriptive research method, such as means, groupings, and statistical graphs, is used. To characterize the amount of waste, as waste variables are used the value and mass of food thrown. In addition, the frequency of throwing food (how many times per week households throw away food) has also been used as a proxy variable for food waste. Household income, size of family, concern about food waste, buying more than needed, cooking more than needed, frequency of eating outside home, education, type of house and living location inside the city, seem to be the most important factors that determine the amount of food wasted in the urban area of Albania |
