Research article2025Peer reviewedOpen access
Rethinking household food waste quantification: Increasing accuracy and reducing costs through automation
Sjolund, Amanda; Malefors, Christopher; Svensson, Erik et al.
Christopher Malefors
Department of Energy and Technology
Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences
Email: christopher.malefors@slu.se
ORCID: 0000-0001-5297-4876
Publications
2025
Research article2025Peer reviewedOpen access
Food waste quantities, carbon footprint and nutrient loss in university students' households in Sweden
Malefors, Christopher; Sjölund, Amanda; Sundin, Niina.
2024
Research article2024Peer reviewedOpen access
The Swedish Fika down the drain
Malefors, Christopher; Hellman, Rosa; Sjölund, Amanda et al.
Research article2024Peer reviewedOpen access
Automated quantification tool to monitor plate waste in school canteens
Malefors, Christopher; Svensson, Erik; Eriksson, Mattias.
Research article2024Peer reviewedOpen access
Sustainability assessment of educational approaches as food waste prevention measures in school catering
Sundin, Niina; Malefors, Christopher; Strotmann, Christina et al.
Conference abstract2024
Are all Pupils Equal as Food Waste Makers?
Eriksson, Mattias; Sundin, Niina; Sjölund, Amanda et al.
Conference abstract2024Open access
Investigating the Efficacy and Sustainability Impacts of Educational Approaches in Reducing Plate Waste in School Catering
Sundin, Niina; Malefors, Christopher; Srotmann, Christina.
2023
Research article2023Peer reviewedOpen access
Investigating goal conflicts in menu planning in Swedish school catering on the pathway to sustainable development
Sundin, Niina; Malefors, Christopher; Danielsson, Maja et al.
Research article2023Peer reviewedOpen access
Making food waste illegal in Sweden – Potential gains from enforcing best practice in the public catering sector
Eriksson, Mattias; Christensen, Jonas; Malefors, Christopher.
Conference abstract2023
Unveiling the key success factors for effective surplus food donation – A case study from Sweden
Sundin, Niina; Bartek, Louise; Malefors, Christopher et al.
Conference abstract2023
Reducing food waste in Swedish school catering: testing the effectiveness of nudging
Sundin, Niina; Malefors, Christopher; Bartek, Louise et al.
Conference abstract2023
Metabolic food waste - Hidden waste with a significant climate cost
Sundin, Niina; Bartek, Louise; Malefors, Christopher et al.
Conference paper2023Peer reviewed
REDUCING WASTE OF EGGS IN SUPERMARKETS – EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF A POLICY CHANGE
Eriksson, Mattias; Bartek, Louise; Sundin, Niina et al.
Conference paper2023Peer reviewed
DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL KNOW AS YOU THROW TOOLS FOR HOUSEHOLD FOOD WASTE REDUCTION
Eriksson, Mattias; Sjölund, Amanda; Svensson, Erik et al.
Report2023
D5.5 Matomatic plate waste tracker developed
Malefors, Christopher; Sjölund, Amanda; Eriksson, Mattias.
Report2023
D5.6 EDUCATIONAL CONCEPT
Sundin, Niina; Sjölund, Amanda, Kaltenbrunner, Kevin.
2022
Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
Testing interventions to reduce food waste in school catering
Malefors, Christopher; Sundin, Niina; Tromp, Malou et al.
Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
Food waste changes in the Swedish public catering sector in relation to global reduction targets
Malefors, Christopher; Strid, Ingrid; Eriksson, Mattias.
Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
Food waste reduction and economic savings in times of crisis: The potential of machine learning methods to plan guest attendance in Swedish public catering during the Covid-19 pandemic
Malefors, Christopher; Secondi, Luca; Marchetti, Stefano et al.
Research article2022Peer reviewedOpen access
From Old Habits to New Routines-A Case Study of Food Waste Generation and Reduction in Four Swedish Schools
Persson Osowski, Christine; Osowski, Dariusz; Sundin, Niina et al.
Doctoral thesis2022Open access
Food waste reduction in the public catering sector
Malefors, Christopher.
2021
Research article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
Environmental Assessment of Upgrading Horticultural Side Streams—The Case of Unharvested Broccoli Leaves
Eriksson, Mattias; Bartek, Louise; Löfkvist, Klara et al.
Research article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
Paper vs leaf: Carbon footprint of single-use plates made from renewable materials
Malefors, Christopher; Lalander, Cecilia; Wikström, Fredrik et al.
Research article2021Peer reviewedOpen access
Guest attendance data from 34 Swedish pre-schools and primary schools
Eriksson, Mattias; Malefors, Christopher; Secondi, Luca et al.
Licentiate thesis2021Open access
Food waste in the food service sector - Quantities, risk factors and reduction strategies
Malefors, Christopher.