The associationbetween refrigerator use and carbon footprint of household food waste: empirical evidence from China

Food waste in household settings contributes 66% of the global carbon footprint of food waste. Based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) and the China Food Life Cycle Assessment Database (CFLCAD), this paper explores the resource and environmental impacts of food waste from the perspective of the use of refrigeration equipment as a refrigerator in Chinese households, and based on life cycle theory