Household preferences for food waste management system

Nurul Nadia Ramli, . and Joshua Anbuselven Varma, . and Mark Buda, . (2020) Household preferences for food waste management system. Malaysian Journal of Agricultural Economics (Malaysia), 29 (1). pp. 1-19. ISSN 2756-8288

Improper waste management has received remarkable attention from the stakeholders due to its negative impacts. Due to the increase in population, the waste generated in Malaysia also is increasing. Currently, landfilling is the main method of disposal. Considering a few issues related to this approach such as the landfills have reached its capacity, environmental pollution, as well as the bad condition of the landfill; alternative measure to manage the waste, is crucial. Food waste can be utilized for other uses such as converting into fertilizer, electricity generation as well as the alternative for fuel. However, to implement such a program, innovative measures for appropriate management of the food waste collection are required. To encourage the participation of households in food waste management, determining the preferred attributes by the household is crucial. Therefore, this study attempts to determine the household preferences for food waste management system in Malaysia as well as their willingness to pay for the food waste management system. The discrete choice experiment was used to accomplish the objectives of the study. The findings from this study suggested that the frequency and time of food waste collection are among the preferred attributes for food waste management system. The result also suggested that the willingness to pay for food waste management significantly varies by income and age of the respondents. Thus, it is suggested that if the government decides to come out with food waste management program, frequency and pick up time of the food waste are among important attributes that need to be considered.

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Abstract

Improper waste management has received remarkable attention from the stakeholders due to its negative impacts. Due to the increase in population, the waste generated in Malaysia also is increasing. Currently, landfilling is the main method of disposal. Considering a few issues related to this approach such as the landfills have reached its capacity, environmental pollution, as well as the bad condition of the landfill; alternative measure to manage the waste, is crucial. Food waste can be utilized for other uses such as converting into fertilizer, electricity generation as well as the alternative for fuel. However, to implement such a program, innovative measures for appropriate management of the food waste collection are required. To encourage the participation of households in food waste management, determining the preferred attributes by the household is crucial. Therefore, this study attempts to determine the household preferences for food waste management system in Malaysia as well as their willingness to pay for the food waste management system. The discrete choice experiment was used to accomplish the objectives of the study. The findings from this study suggested that the frequency and time of food waste collection are among the preferred attributes for food waste management system. The result also suggested that the willingness to pay for food waste management significantly varies by income and age of the respondents. Thus, it is suggested that if the government decides to come out with food waste management program, frequency and pick up time of the food waste are among important attributes that need to be considered.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	food waste
AGROVOC Term:	fertilizers
AGROVOC Term:	waste management
AGROVOC Term:	waste collection
AGROVOC Term:	households
AGROVOC Term:	income
AGROVOC Term:	age
AGROVOC Term:	willingness to pay
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Mr. Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2026 07:04
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2026 07:04
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3808

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