Open AccessSustainability of animal origin food waste in Serbia
Author(s) -
Sofija Djekic,
Igor Tomašević,
Zorana Miloradović,
J. Subić,
Svetlana Roljević,
Ilija Đjekić
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/333/1/012055
Subject(s) - food waste , dispose pattern , sustainability , animal waste , waste management , food packaging , business , environmental science , agricultural economics , food science , engineering , economics , ecology , chemistry , biology
This research analysed attitudes related to food waste sustainability and estimated amounts of animal origin food waste and food packaging waste discarded in Serbia. The field survey covered 494 respondents from Belgrade, Serbia. Results present their degree of agreement with nine selected food waste sustainability statements and their reported quantities of discarded animal origin food waste and food packaging waste. Our study showed respondents have a higher rate of agreement related to the negative social and environmental dimensions of food waste, while they have no opinions associated with the economic dimensions. Regarding animal origin food waste quantities, it is estimated that households dispose around 200 g of waste every week (11.3 kg per year) and slightly under 30 different pieces of food packaging. On an annual basis, 7,234 tons of CO 2 emissions can be associated with animal origin food waste and 706.4 tons with food packaging waste in Serbia.