This study was carried out to obtain the information concerning the behavior and underlying consciousness of housewives about the disposal of foods waste and to find out relationships among environmental variables. Data were obtained through questionnaires and interviews from 350 housewives in Ulsan area. Foods waste can be produced at every stage of cooking. It was found that the most amount of foods waste was produced at the preparation stage of cooking. The type of dishes which produces the most waste was chigas. About 49.4% of foods waste consisted of vegetables and fruits and 18.5% of that was fishes. The environmental concern related to foods waste disposal was relatively high among subjects and they were willing to accept foods waste reducing system if it is not too complicated to use and not too expensive. These results have demonstrated that menu planning before food preparation and buying cleaned and trimmed materials in the market should be highly recommended to reduce the foods waste. To improve the disposal behavior of foods waste, it is required that well programmed education for environmental conservation and the public facility for foods waste disposal.