Food Survey, Curbside, Remote APPs SCFI

An Innovative, Accessible, and Flexible Approach for Household Food Waste Measurement - SCFI

The proposed research will create accurate and standardized household food waste measurement technologies that foster serial and longitudinal assessments as well as confident and convenient one-time measurement. The investigators propose the SCFI field study where participants simultaneously deploy 3 measurement approaches (1) retrospective surveys (2) curbside audits, and (3) the FoodImage smartphone app.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or Female, age 18-64 years
• Willing and able to store household food waste for curbside pickup by a third-party waste pickup company
• Internet or Wi-Fi availability to complete online surveys
• Ownership of an IPhone 9s or later, operable Apple ID, password, and email address that they are willing and able to use to collect data during the study. Subject acknowledges data usage and associated charges are a result of study
• Willing to complete all study procedures and adhere to study visit timelines

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not willing to adhere to study procedures and study visit timelines
• Any condition or circumstance that in the judgement of the PI could interfere with study participation