Household Food waste in Delhi, India

The data pertains to a physical waste survey undertaken in Urban areas in South Delhi District, Delhi, India. The physical waste survey was undertaken to quantify avoidable food waste (AFW) and explore and understand the drivers of AFW at the household level. Household waste was collected for seven consecutive days from each of the 56 households. Subsequently, one participant from each of the 17 high AFW-generating households was engaged in a semi-structured interview to uncover the drivers of household AFW. A mixed methods approach was employed to understand the phenomenon of AFW in urban households. Descriptive and inferential analysis was undertaken on the physical waste data. The interview data was analyzed through thematic analysis. The following data files are attached
1. Physical waste survey data
2. Food categories: The FW items were categorized into 14 food categories.
3. Participant and household data (Anonymized)
4. Semi-structured interview guide/protocol

本数据集涉及印度德里南郊都市区域开展的实物垃圾调查。此次实物垃圾调查旨在量化可避免食物浪费（AFW）并探究与理解家庭层面可避免食物浪费的驱动因素。对56户家庭连续七日收集家庭垃圾。随后，对产生高量可避免食物浪费的17户家庭中的一名参与者进行了半结构化访谈，以揭示家庭可避免食物浪费的驱动因素。采用混合方法研究都市家庭中可避免食物浪费的现象。对实物垃圾数据进行了描述性和推理性分析。访谈数据通过主题分析进行解析。附带的以下数据文件：1. 实物垃圾调查数据；2. 食品类别：食物浪费项目被分为14个食品类别；3. 参与者及家庭数据（匿名化）；4. 半结构化访谈指南/协议。