QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Gender
a) Male
b) Female
2. Age
a) 18-24
b) 25-34
c) 35-44
d) 45-54
e) Above 55
3. How frequently do you purchase food?
a) Daily
b) Weekly
c) Monthly
d) Others
4. Where do you buy your food?
a) Supermarket
b) Market
c) Local Independent Shop
d) Place of Work
e) Restaurants & Takeaways
f) Meal Preparation Service - Online
g) Supermarket – Online
h) Wholesaler
5. How much food, in your opinion, does your facility waste in a day?
a) A large amount
b) An average amount
c) Very little
6. The types of waste in order from most to least wasted in your facility.
a) Coffee Grids and tea bags
b) Bread products and grains
c) Fruits and Vegetables
d) Meat or Fish products
e) Dairy products
7. Does your facility currently have a program in place for food waste management?
a) Yes
b) No
8. If you waste food, what process do you use to manage food waste?
a) Composting
b) Disposal
c) Food Sharing Scheme
d) Donate To A Food Charity
9. If you waste food, what types of food do you waste?
a) Vegetables
b) Fruit
c) Bread
d) Meat
e) Fish
f) Dairy Products
g) Drinks
h) Others
10. What you generally do with uneaten food?
a) I throw it away in the garbage bin
b) I give it as donation
c) I do compost
d) I feed it to animals
e) Others
11. Do you think that during the period of Ramadan/Religious festivities, the household
food waste increase?
a) Yes
b) No
12. Among the reasons listed below, which are the main ones contributing to the waste of
food at your home (choose one or more answers)
a) Food is expired
b) Food does not look good
c) Food has mold
d) Food does not have a good smell or taste
e) Labeling generate confusion
f) Food is left in the fridge for too long time
g) There was an error in meal planning / purchasing
h) Packaging was not the proper size
i) Poor cooking skills
j) Wrong preservation
k) Leftovers
l) Portions at home are too abundant
m) I did not like the food or ingredients
13. Do you prefer packed food products to loose items for the following product categories?
Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never
a) Fast food
b) Grocery
c) Cooking oils
d) Medicines
e) Dairy products
f) Health drinks
14. Why do you buy packed food for the following product categories?
Better quality Hygiene Reliable Producer
a) Grocery
b) Dairy products
c) Health drinks
d) Cooking oils
e) Toiletries
f) Beverages
15. What features do you look for most in packaging of the following?
Quality Easy
identification Safety Economical to use Convenience Storage Reuse
a) Dairy product
b) Cosmetics
c) Beverages
d) Toiletries
e) Grocery
f) Cooking oils
g) Medicines
16. What type of packaging do you prefer most for the following product categories?
Tetra pack Cardboard Polypacks Tin Glass Pouches
box box bottles
a) Fast food
b) Groceries
c) Cooking oils
d) Dairy products
e) Beverages
f) Toiletries
g) Non-veg food
items
17. What packaging material would you prefer for the given product categories?
Tetra Aluminum Pouch Veg- Synthetic Metallic
pack foil paper parchment
a) Dairy products
b) Sauces
c) Health drinks
d) Fast food
e) Non-veg items
f) Soft drinks
18. Are you willing to pay an extra amount for good packaging?
(a) Certainly
(b) Probably
(c) Not sure
(d) Probably not
(e) Never
