At present, the problem of food waste in college canteens is very prominent, and leads to a tremendous waste of natural resources. As active maker and an important driving force for socialgood behavior, college student community is paid more attention by the society for their food waste behavior. Taking colleges inhubei province as the objects, the factors of food waste in college canteen are empirical analyzed by questionnaire. The results show that the correlation between college students income, average lunch expenditure and food waste is significantly positive; food waste around male college students is more than that around the female students on average; tableware is reasonable or not and food quality is andgood or bad are also important factors; buffet dining way cause significantly less waste than conventional window way; the students from the strong sense of food saving family waste less than those from the weak one on average; the canteen environment alsohas a direct impact on the quantities of the food waste, and better environment cause less food waste on average. On this basis, some precautions and policy recommendations on student's canteen food waste are put forward.