This statistic shows the outcome of the following survey question: ''What are for you the most important reasons not to throw away food?'' As of 2016, 20 percent of the respondents indicated they do not waste food because they want to be a good example for their (grand)children.
What are for you the most important reasons not to throw away food?*
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Motivaction, & Rabobank, & Stichting Natuur en Milieu. (October 19, 2016). What are for you the most important reasons not to throw away food?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/701349/most-important-motives-not-to-waste-food-in-the-netherlands/
Motivaction, und Rabobank, und Stichting Natuur en Milieu. "What are for you the most important reasons not to throw away food?* ." Chart. October 19, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701349/most-important-motives-not-to-waste-food-in-the-netherlands/
Motivaction, Rabobank, Stichting Natuur en Milieu. (2016). What are for you the most important reasons not to throw away food?* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/701349/most-important-motives-not-to-waste-food-in-the-netherlands/
Motivaction, and Rabobank, and Stichting Natuur en Milieu. "What Are for You The Most Important Reasons Not to Throw Away Food?* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701349/most-important-motives-not-to-waste-food-in-the-netherlands/
Motivaction & Rabobank & Stichting Natuur en Milieu, What are for you the most important reasons not to throw away food?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/701349/most-important-motives-not-to-waste-food-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
What are for you the most important reasons not to throw away food?* [Graph], Motivaction, & Rabobank, & Stichting Natuur en Milieu, October 19, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/701349/most-important-motives-not-to-waste-food-in-the-netherlands/