FOOD WASTE QUESTIONNAIRE

This is a questionnaire designed to research into food waste. The results will reflect how much food waste on average there is per household as well as the factors that cause this. From my results I hope to devise a design idea that may help cut down on food waste and help save households money. Please answer the questions below and should you have any comments in addition to this questionnaire, please note them in the space following the questionnaire.
Thanks,
Lucy.
1. What age group are you in?0 - 20, 21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60, 60-70, 70+


2. What is your occupation/ Status? (Employed, self employed, student, retired, housewife/husband etc.)

3. What town/city do you live in?


4. Do you eat a lot of fresh produce?


5. What encourages you to buy so much fresh produce?


6. Do you find you are drawn to cheaply priced products or special offers? (Buy one get one free, 3 for 2, half price.)

7. Do you find this encourages you to buy more products?


8. Approximately, how much food do you throw away a week? (Approx in average bin bag size)

9. Do you do anything to reduce the amount of food you throw away?


10. Is eating healthy important to you?

11. Do you have time to be attentive as to what you consume or throw away?

12. Would a product that helps reduce food waste, encourage and help maintain a healthy diet and save you money on your food bills be beneficial in your household?

My design idea is a Fridge Freezer with a built in computer and barcode scanning unit. It allows you to scan or type in the products you buy as you put them away, taking note of the use by date and what the product is. It will inform you when something is due to go off and even suggest recipes that involve those products so that you need not throw them away. You can cross off what you use on the digital list as you go along and it will also write a digital shopping list for you judging by previous purchases and by how much you use (you can also add to this manually.) You can also use the internet normally as well as set up a system when the information of your food is sent to you via email or text.

Any comments.....?