The topic of food waste is becoming increasingly studied, pushing the need for policies to deliver evidence-based results of their contribution to food waste reduction (as per the goals outlined in SDG 12.3). Household food waste is particularly relevant, as it is the largest fraction in comparison to other stages of the food supply chain, and it usually contributes to increasing the fraction of urban waste.\u00a0However, a majority of the national studies available are EU- and US-based, and a great heterogeneity of results is recorded within the UE as well, as a standardized methodology has only just been recently approved. We still do not know of any studies focused on the quantification and analysis of food waste drivers in large areas of the world, thus rendering the knowledge in the field as rather \u201ceurocentric\u201d. Moreover, the monitoring of policy measures is still largely unexplored at a scientific level.\u00a0The focus of this Special Issue\u00a0is to collect up-to-date research articles that explore, examine, and deliver qualitative and quantitative information on food waste, based on new studies conducted all around the world. Case studies on small communities, municipalities, or national territories will be accepted. Studies enquiring into determinants, based on qualitative methodologies and approaches, are encouraged.\u00a0The guest editors will select high-quality research papers to proceed with based on blind peer reviews. Reviewers will be selected from researchers active in the field, whose works are present in international databases.\u00a0Within the framework described above, this Special Issue invites authors to contribute to the following fields (keywords):\u00a0Household food waste accounting;\u00a0Household food waste determinants at the psychological and cultural levels;\u00a0Household food waste reduction initiatives and evaluation of their impact;\u00a0Impact of Covid-19 restriction measures on household food waste generation;\u00a0National plans for food waste prevention and reduction at the household stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","format":"standard","topic":[703,644,576,597,622,652,684,90,640,657,587,469,567,596,521,522],"country":[55],"nsj_language":[57],"class_list":["post-1453","call_for_papers","type-call_for_papers","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","topic-case-studies","topic-data-analysis-processes","topic-data-management","topic-data-sensing-and-analysis","topic-environmental-impact","topic-food-systems","topic-good-practices","topic-health-wellness","topic-health-emergency","topic-health-risk","topic-housing","topic-interdisciplinarity-approach","topic-methodology","topic-risk-management","topic-waste-management","topic-waste-recovery","country-switzerland","nsj_language-english"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n