Essays about: "waste control"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 237 essays containing the words waste control.

  1. 1. Techno-Economic Analysis of Dye Separation in Textile Recycling

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : David Lundberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Dye; Membrane filtration; Electrocoagulation; Techno-economic analysis; Pre-feasibility study; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study determines the technical and economic feasibility of separating dye from a process filtrate in industrial textile recycling using electrocoagulation or sequences of membrane filtration with microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis. The lower requirements for treating this stream, compared to previously researched dyehouse effluents, left treatments not good enough for dyehouses viable for this process filtrate. READ MORE

  3. 2. Food waste handling behaviour and their predictors

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Marco Tasca; [2023]
    Keywords : food waste; behaviour; behavioural economics; theory of planned behaviour; Uppsala; consumers;

    Abstract : Around one-third of the total food provided for human consumption goes to waste every year. Previous literature shows that throughout the entire production-consumption chain, the final household stage generates the largest proportion of food waste compared to all the other stages. READ MORE

  4. 3. Livsmedelsinspektörens nuvarande och framtida roll för minskat matsvinn : livsmedelsinspektörens perspektiv

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Neda Yadegari; Haura Abas; [2023]
    Keywords : matsvinn; matavfall; livsmedelsinspektör; miljö-hälsoskyddsinspektör; lagstiftning; tillsyn;

    Abstract : En tredjedel av all den producerade livsmedel som avses för konsumtion i världen förloras eller slösas bort. Detta kan leda till ett omfattande problem ur ett socialt, ekonomiskt och miljömässigt perspektiv. READ MORE

  5. 4. Flexible project management in highly regulated railway signaling projects

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Teresa Talio; [2023]
    Keywords : Signalling; Railway; System development; Systems Engineering; Lean Philosophy; Stage-Gate Process; Signalering; järnväg; systemutveckling; systemteknik; Lean-filosofi; Stage-gate-processen;

    Abstract : Railway is a complex system, with many components that are linked with one another. If a failure occurs in a sub-system, it can affect the functionality and the safety of the whole. Signalling represents a crucial component of the railway system because it ensures safety, and it can optimize capacity on the lines. READ MORE

  6. 5. Lost in The Grocery Aisle: Navigating the challenges of food waste management through performance measurement systems and sensemaking

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Lucile Vanin; Hannah Bozorgnia; [2023]
    Keywords : KPIs; Management Control Systems; Sustainability; Sustainability Performance Measurement Systems; Sensemaking;

    Abstract : This paper aims to uncover how Sustainability Performance Measurement Systems (SPMS), and more specifically KPIs, can be used as tools to make sense of the challenges inherent to sustainability management, within the specific empirical setting of food waste. Through a case study based on a global food retailer in Sweden, we aim to comprehend how employees use food waste KPIs to make sense of the challenges inherent to food waste management. READ MORE