Essays about: "Household Waste"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 173 essays containing the words Household Waste.

  1. 11. From Ocean to Table: Microplastic contamination in Nordic salts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Anna Nyika; [2023]
    Keywords : Microplastic MP ; MP pollution; plastic pollution; sea salt; rock salt; Nordics; Iceland; Denmark; plastic waste management; human health; marine environment.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Large amounts of plastic in the oceans originate from mismanaged plastic waste, and microplastics (MPs) are the most common type of waste. They can be found in household products, such as sea salts. Therefore, monitoring pollution levels is essential to improve marine health and food safety. READ MORE

  3. 12. Quantifying household food waste : a comparison between methods

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Sophie Jakobsson; Amanda Sjölund; [2023]
    Keywords : Smart bins; questionnaire; waste composition analysis; sustainable food systems;

    Abstract : Having significant impacts on the environment, societies, and economies all over the world, the global food system is linked to many challenges related to sustainable development. Food waste constitutes one problem area within the food system where approximately one-third of all food produced gets lost or wasted along the supply chain. READ MORE

  4. 13. Assessment of the food losses and waste along the tomato and carrot value chain in Sweden: A value chain analysis approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Valery Ndagijimana; [2023]
    Keywords : Carrot; food loss; food waste; sustainable development; tomato; vegetable value chain;

    Abstract : Assessing food losses and waste in the tomato and carrot value chain in Sweden is essential for achieving sustainable development.  This study uses a mixed method to analyze the extent of food loss and waste along the tomato and carrot value chain and related causing factors. READ MORE

  5. 14. FoodTracker: Grow your own tree : Managing food waste using web technologies

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Alexandra Mitu; [2023]
    Keywords : web technologies; responsive web app; food waste; digital food inventory; visualization; virtual avatars; NodeJS; React; MongoDB;

    Abstract : Food waste has become a serious matter which negatively impacts the environment worldwide. This raises the issue of managing food waste more efficiently, which in many cases can be aided with technology, and there has been previous research suggesting possible solutions. READ MORE

  6. 15. [re]birth

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Özge Hocalar; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban Design; Reuse; Post-industrial Areas; Social infrastructure;

    Abstract : Gasverket used to be a very important part of the city’s industrial and infrastructural history. Now it is under development just like other several old industrial areas in the city center while new industries are constantly pushed outside the city center limits. READ MORE