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Food talks back: exploring the role of mobile applications in reducing domestic food wastage

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Geremy Farr-Wharton,

Jaz Hee-Jeong Choi,

Marcus FothAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '14: Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference on Designing Futures: the Future of Design

Pages 352 - 361

https://doi.org/10.1145/2686612.2686665

Published: 02 December 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Mitigating domestic food waste reduces its environmental and economic impacts. In our study, we have identified the use of mobile technology to support behaviour change as a key tool to assist the process of reducing food waste. This paper reports on three mobile applications designed to reduce domestic food waste: Fridge Pal, LeftoverSwap and EatChaFood. The paper examines how each app can influence consumer knowledge of domestic food supply, location, and literacy. We discuss our findings with respect to three considerations: (i) assisting with the user's food supply and location knowledge; (ii) improving the user's food literacy; (iii) facilitating social food sharing of excess food. We present new insights for mobile interventions that encourage changes towards more sustainable behaviours to reduce food waste.

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OzCHI '14: Proceedings of the 26th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference on Designing Futures: the Future of Design

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DOI:10.1145/2686612

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