Single-use plastic food packaging is a major contributor to the global solid waste problem. Although the food industry is developing strategies to reduce single-use plastic packaging, it needs to better understand consumer awareness and attitudes about the issue. As consumer awareness about single-use plastic waste outpaces private sector practices, this study considered personal motivation factors, government policies, and innovative solutions related to single-use plastic food packaging. This Canada-wide study surveyed 1014 consumers and their willingness to pay premiums for sustainable food packaging alternatives and motivations to reduce single-use plastic waste. Overwhelmingly, most (93.7%) respondents were personally motivated to reduce consumption of single-use plastic food packaging. Canadians were highly motivated to reduce single-use plastic food packaging, but less willing to pay for sustainable alternatives. While environmental concerns were more critical than food safety, Canadians acknowledged that sustainable packaging alternatives were more desirable than outright plastic bag bans, despite not willing to pay for them. Using approaches that consider multiple driving factors on consumer behavior and opinions towards use of single-use plastic food packaging, limitations, recommendations and future research are proposed.

一次性塑料食品包装是造成全球固体废物问题的主要因素。尽管食品行业正在制定减少一次性塑料包装的策略，但它需要更好地了解消费者对此问题的认识和态度。随着消费者对一次性塑料废物的认识超过了私人部门的做法，本研究考虑了个人动机因素，政府政策以及与一次性塑料食品包装有关的创新解决方案。这项加拿大范围的研究调查了1014名消费者及其愿意为可持续食品包装替代品支付溢价的意愿以及减少一次性塑料废物的动机。绝大多数（93.7％）的受访者出于个人动机减少了一次性塑料食品包装的消费。加拿大人减少一次性塑料食品包装的积极性很高，但不太愿意为可持续的替代品买单。尽管环境问题比食品安全问题更为关键，但加拿大人承认，尽管不愿为此付出代价，但可持续包装替代方案比塑料袋禁令更为可取。提出了使用考虑到消费者行为的多个驱动因素的方法以及对一次性塑料食品包装的使用的意见，限制，建议和未来研究。