This paper clarifies the behavioral mechanism of food waste procurement among registered food waste recycling contractors in Iwate Prefecture. The reasons for generating food waste and the amount of food waste generated vary among food-related businesses. As an example, food retailers and food service companies generate a small amount of food waste per location but a large variety of food wastes. They also face challenges in procuring food waste due to the dispersed nature of their stores. Looking at the registered food waste recycling contractors that made this possible, we found that the food waste procurement response at the registered food recycling contractors and the food waste procurement behavior at the collection and transportation companies occurred continuously, and a food waste procurement behavior mechanism was thus established.
