According to a survey conducted in Canada in 2023, 48 percent of respondents stated they would plan their meals and shopping lists more carefully in order to reduce food waste. Another 36 percent intended to eat leftover more often, while close to 33 percent would use food preservation methods to reduce the waste.
What changes, do you intend to make to your grocery shopping habits in 2024 in order to reduce food waste?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Plan meals and shopping lists more carefully
48%
Eat leftovers more often
36.2%
Use food preservation methods (freezing/canning/etc.)
The question was originally stated as "What changes, do you, if any, intend to make to your grocery shopping habits in 2024 in order to reduce food waste? (Please select up to 3 options)"
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Dalhousie University. (December 18, 2023). What changes, do you intend to make to your grocery shopping habits in 2024 in order to reduce food waste? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1441318/canada-future-change-in-grocery-shopping-habits-to-reduce-waste/
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