This literature review identifies the behavioural insights from successful organic waste reduction initiatives that have been trialled and evaluated internationally. The review focuses on three specific actions identified in Aotearoa New Zealand’s first emissions reductions plan:
* action 15.1.1: Encouraging behaviour to prevent waste at home – specifically food and garden waste
* action 15.1.2: Enabling businesses to reduce food waste
* action 15.1.3: Supporting participation in improved kerbside collections
The review considers behavioural initiatives and interventions. It largely excludes traditional levers for change, such as purely technological fixes, process improvements, or economic incentives and disincentives.
This literature review identifies the behavioural insights from successful organic waste reduction initiatives that have been trialled and evaluated internationally. The review focuses on three specific actions identified in Aotearoa New Zealand’s first emissions reductions plan:
* action 15.1.1: Encouraging behaviour to prevent waste at home – specifically food and garden waste
* action 15.1.2: Enabling businesses to reduce food waste
* action 15.1.3: Supporting participation in improved kerbside collections
The review considers behavioural initiatives and interventions. It largely excludes traditional levers for change, such as purely technological fixes, process improvements, or economic incentives and disincentives.