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Design som reducerar matsvinn
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Industrial Management, Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 15 credits / 22,5 HE creditsStudent thesis
Sustainable development
The essay/thesis is mainly on sustainable development according to the University's criteria
Alternative title
Design that reduces food waste (English)
Abstract [en]

In today's society, we dispose of about a third of all the food produced, fully edible, nourishment-rich food that could have fed hundreds of thousands of people, which usually goes straight down the drain. Food waste is a multifaceted problem that at first glance appears less complex than it actually is. Sustainability is among the most discussed topics today, but in order to do more than just talk about it, we need to be actively developing solutions to sustainability issues. Food waste is responsible for enormous greenhouse gas emissions, both during production and while decaying as waste. Food waste is when fully edible food is thrown away for a variety of reasons and is transformed into waste that needs to be disposed of. This graduate project explores how we can create a better understanding of the underlying causes of why food waste takes place, with the help of design. While also developing a potential solution to food waste at home with the help of design.

Abstract [sv]

I dagens samhälle så kastar vi runt en tredjedel av all mat som produceras, fullt ätlig, näringsrik mat som hade kunnat mätta hundratusentals personer, åker tyvärr oftast rakt ner i soporna. Matsvinnet är ett multifacetterat problem som vid förstaögonkastet framstår mindre komplext än vad det faktiskt är. Hållbarhet är bland de mest diskuterade ämnena i nutid, men för att vi ska kunna göra mer än bara tala om det så måste vi jobba med åtgärder mot hållbarhetsproblem. Matsvinnet är ansvarigt för stora utsläpp av växthusgaser, både de utsläpp som sker vid produktion av livsmedel och de som sker vid förmultning av matavfall. Matsvinn är när fullt ätlig mat kastas av olika anledningar och övergår från mat till matavfall, som är oätligt och måste göras av med. Detta examensarbete utforskar hur vi med hjälp av design kan skapa en bättre förståelse för de underliggande anledningarna till att matsvinn sker. Samtidigt som vi utformar en potentiell lösning till hur man kan reducera matsvinnet i folks hem, med hjälp av design.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 47
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Design
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-47387OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-47387DiVA, id: diva2:1971202
Subject / course
Design and styling
Educational program
Industrial Design
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Available from: 2025-06-17 Created: 2025-06-17 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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