Uncovering Food Waste Behavior and Its Determinants among Students at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

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Published: Jan 19, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56741/bst.v5i01.1788
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Environmental Awareness, Food Waste Behavior, Green Campus, Religiosity, University Students

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Siti Mahsanah Budijati
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6047-5161
Viki Arisandi Syem Edoardo
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Ivani Kartika Cahyani Putri
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

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Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) plans to advance the development of a green campus at Campus 4, with food waste management identified as a key supporting component. However, student behavior related to food waste has not yet been empirically examined, highlighting the need for this study. This research employed a multiple linear regression approach using questionnaire-based data collected from 421 students across 27 study programs at UAD Campus 4. The model tested the indirect influence of materialism, knowledge, and religiosity on food waste behavior, with environmental awareness functioning as a mediating variable. The findings indicate that UAD students’ food waste behavior has an average score of 3.14, suggesting that students tend to generate relatively low amounts of food waste. The model further reveals that materialism, knowledge, and religiosity exert indirect effects on food waste, and that environmental awareness significantly mediates the relationships between these predictors and food waste behavior. This study underscores the importance of enhancing students’ environmental awareness as an effective mechanism to reduce food waste and support the realization of a green campus.

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Budijati, S. M., Edoardo, V. A. S., & Putri, I. K. C. (2026). Uncovering Food Waste Behavior and Its Determinants among Students at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. Bincang Sains Dan Teknologi, 5(01), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.56741/bst.v5i01.1788
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Siti Mahsanah Budijati, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

is affiliated with the Department of Industrial Engineering at Ahmad Dahlan University, Indonesia. Her research interests include Green Supply Chain Management, Reverse Logistics, System Modelling, and Production Planning and Inventory Control. She has published several research papers on topics such as supply chain management, reverse logistics, and system dynamics. Her Scopus profile shows that she has an h-index of 4 and has 37 citations for 35 documents. (email: smbudijati@ie.uad.ac.id).

Viki Arisandi Syem Edoardo, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

is an alumnus of the Industrial Engineering program at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia. His academic background has equipped him with strong analytical and problem-solving skills in industrial systems and operations. His research interests focus on supply chain management and waste management, particularly in improving efficiency, sustainability, and environmental performance within organizational and industrial contexts. (email: vikiarisandi71@gmail.com).

Ivani Kartika Cahyani Putri, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

is a graduate of the Industrial Engineering program at Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Indonesia. Her academic interests focus on Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM), particularly the adoption of environmentally sustainable supply chain practices, waste reduction, and environmental performance improvement in small and medium-sized enterprises. Her research emphasizes the integration of green principles into supply chain and operational activities to support long-term sustainability. (email: ivanikcp@gmail.com).

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Received 2025-12-04
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