Behavioural insights to reach European Union consumer food waste reduction targets

• Better understanding where and why consumers waste food and what to do about it is necessary. • Sharing more evidence-based resources with practitioners is essential. • Food waste reduction actions need to be based on evidence. • All stakeholders need to be involved. The European Union is committed via legally binding targets to reduce per capita food waste at the retail and consumption stage. This requires realising profound behavioural change in diverse political and cultural contexts. Work of food waste experts systematically analysing implemented reduction interventions revealed important insights and gaps that need to be jointly addressed by scientists, policymakers and practitioners.