Publication Date
2022
Journal or Book Title
Popular Culture Studies Journal
Abstract
Two contradictory events occurred during the early months of COVID-19: 1) with portrayals of food rotting in fields and in distribution centers, more public attention was drawn to reports of massive waste all along the food chain, and 2) more people were buying more food than they needed or could possibly use and wasting it (Roe et al. 404). Simultaneously, more people were working from home and, more generally, eating all their meals at home. The incredible rise in use of apps that facilitated food delivery has been a subject of media attention and academic research (e.g., Sharma et. al). Less reported or studied has been the rise during COVID-19 in the use of apps that claimed to aid in food waste reduction.
Volume
10
Issue
1
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Recommended Citation
Cooks, Leda M., ""Save Money and Save the Planet": The Rhetorical Appeal and Use of (Anti-)Food Waste and Rescue Apps During Covid-19" (2022). Popular Culture Studies Journal. 131.
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