Foods, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(7), P. 1172 - 1172

Published: March 27, 2025

Food waste is a chronic and ongoing environmental, economic, social problem in the European Union. The study will examine trends food from 2021 to 2023, sectoral effects, regional heterogeneity, socio-economic determinants of intensity. Interlinking longitudinal data Statista Eurostat, statistical modeling, cluster analysis are employed by uncover across member states EU. research shows that domestic wastage remains leading one, accounting for 50–60% total Inefficiencies manufacturing retail identified as important drivers generation high-waste nations such Cyprus Denmark because inefficiencies processes result increased generation. Spain Croatia have continued record low per capita owing good management policies consumer practices. Regression identifies wastage, waste, main with GDP (Gross Domestic Product) carbon footprint playing weak roles. Cluster places EU countries into three groups: low-waste highly structured systems, moderately-waste where at levels prevails, there inefficiency production, processing, consumption levels. These findings necessitate specific interventions. Policy needs address minimization household level via awareness behavior change initiatives remove value chains through simplification inventory management, redistribution chains, incentive regulation. Regional, rather than one-size-fits-all, EU-wide policy required order achieve significant progress.

Language: Английский