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Sustainable food policy tools: a deposit for PET bottles and a charge for wasted food – a study in Poland
 
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Katedra Marketingu Produktu, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu, Polska
 
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Katedra Koniunktury i Polityki Gospodarczej, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu, Polska
 
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Katedra Ekonomii i Polityki Gospodarczej w Agrobiznesie, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Polska
 
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Marketing Instytucji Naukowych i Badawczych Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Instytut Lotnictwa, Polska
 
These authors had equal contribution to this work
 
 
Submission date: 2024-02-12
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-06-24
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-06-27
 
 
Online publication date: 2024-11-05
 
 
Corresponding author
Dobrosława Mruk-Tomczak   

Katedra Marketingu Produktu, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu, Al. Niepodległości 10, 61-875, Poznań, Polska
 
 
 
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ABSTRACT
This article assesses the social acceptability of two food policy tools, viz. a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle deposit scheme, and a wasted food charge. First, a systematic literature review on regulatory and market tools was conducted. Next, a quantitative survey was carried out among food consumers residing in the municipality of Poznań Poland in 2022. To deepen the analysis, the quantitative survey was supplemented with interviews with experts. The analysis of the quantitative data revealed that women have a statistically significantly higher acceptance for both instruments than men. Acceptance for the PET bottle deposit is highest among younger respondents and those with higher education, while acceptance for the introduction of a wasted food charge was highest among older respondents and rural dwellers. The experts pointed out both the benefits and the risks associated with implementing these instruments, and emphasised the need to adapt educational and regulatory strategies to diverse demographic and socio-economic groups.
FUNDING
The results of the research presented in the article were partially funded by the “Minigrants for conducting research” program from the budget for supporting research and development of the Poznań University of Economics (Resolution No. 8/2022).
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