Essays about: "food wastage"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 33 essays containing the words food wastage.

  1. 16. Re-defining data visuals for an efficient and sustainable food waste management

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Suhas Singh; [2017]
    Keywords : Food wastage; Food waste management; Human behavior; Infographics; Sustainable Development; Visual data representation;

    Abstract : The use of visual data representation is increasing the possibilities to exchange information and communicate indifferent contexts all over the world. Communicating food wastage visually to influence consuming patterns isone of these possibilities. READ MORE

  3. 17. Food Supply Chain Actors’ View on Food Waste and Packaging: A Case Study on Iceberg Lettuce

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

    Author : Jiyao Wang; Alexandra Mansner; [2017]
    Keywords : food waste; supply chain; packaging; iceberg lettuce; food waste reasons; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Food waste is currently a significant problem in today’s society where up to one third of all produced food is wasted before being consumed. The wastage occurs throughout the whole food supply chain but the largest contribution is generated in the households. READ MORE

  4. 18. Evaluation of the potential in a measurement method for minimizing food waste in public sector food service

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Katalin Simon; [2017]
    Keywords : food waste; measurement method; public sector food service; waste cost; weighed waste registration; recipes;

    Abstract : Focus of this paper was on waste quantification and evaluation of the used measurement method for large scale catering units. The method included daily measurement of food waste at Kevinge Kindergarten and Kevinge School as well as observation; a comparison of data with statistics over collected food waste by the municipality of Danderyd; calculating recipe and consumption costs for all consumed food (breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks); as well as total waste costs from the food production at Kevinge Kindergarten. READ MORE

  5. 19. Creating Sustainable Action Nets: The case of ugly vegetables

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Filippa Fredriksson Franzén; [2016-09-20]
    Keywords : Novel Waste Prevention Products; Food Waste; Sustainable Action Nets; Sustainability Objects; Standards and Categories;

    Abstract : Food wastage is a major problem in the world today. Previous research on the subject has however paid little attention to how the creation of a novel waste prevention product can contribute to addressing the environmental challenges of food waste. READ MORE

  6. 20. Environmental impacts of food waste in a life cycle perspective : A case study in a Swedish supermarket

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Pedro Brancoli; [2016]
    Keywords : food waste; life cycle assessment; waste management; supermarket; sustainable development;

    Abstract : The food production system has been acknowledged as a problem that needs to be addressed in order to achieve a sustainable society. Hertwich and Peters (2009), estimate that 10-30% of an individual’s environmental impact is related to the industrial production and consumption of food. READ MORE