Essays about: "composting"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 86 essays containing the word composting.

1. 21. Developing a SustainableSupply Chain for Waste Management : A Case Study of Lombok

   University essay from KTH/Industriell produktion

   Author : Oscar Wiberg; Anton Östblom; [2020]
   Keywords : Waste management; sustainable; developing countries; Lombok; Indonesia; supply chain; investment; sustainability; plastic recycling; Avfallshantering; hållbar; hållbarhet; utvecklingsländer; Lombok; Indonesien; distributionskedja; investeringar; plaståtervinning;

   Abstract : Lombok is an island in Indonesia located next to, and slightly smaller than Bali. The tropical island has the potential tobecome “the next Bali” in terms of tourism and is like many other developing countries, suffering from inadequate solid waste management, as of 2020 only managing 20% of its waste. READ MORE

3. 22. Bokashis respiration i jorden : betydelse för dess klimatpåverkan

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Rebecka Thorslund; [2020]
   Keywords : Bokashi; CO2; effektiva mikroorganismer; kompost; respiration;

   Abstract : Idag är det enbart 38 % av Sveriges matavfall som tas till vara på ett sådant sätt att växtnäringsämnena nyttjas. Avfallshanteringen av matavfall kan därför få en betydande roll för näringskretsloppet och därmed även kolkretsloppet. READ MORE

4. 23. Innovative agricultural intensification to cope with demographic and climatic changes for subsistence producers : a case study of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

   Author : Matthieu Michelet; [2020]
   Keywords : Subsistence agriculture; fallow; mulching; composting; innovative intensification; Melanesia; climate change;

   Abstract : This research aims to study the dynamics of agricultural intensification amongst the small island community of Sandfly Island, Solomon Islands, and to observe the spreading of new agricultural practices of intensification that can help mitigate the pressures of climate change on the one side; and on the other side of a growing food demand from a growing population. The intention is to describe the variety of agricultural practices and the variation of production parameters such as fallow length, length of cropping period, number of plots in agricultural rotation and size of plots as to assess the state of agricultural intensification and to find what are the environmental constraints to production. READ MORE

5. 24. Fly larvae composting of fibrous food industry waste : impact of pre-treatment

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Robert Almqvist; [2020]
   Keywords : fly larvae; composting; BSFL; waste; recycling; larvae;

   Abstract : With increasing population worldwide comes higher demands of food and greater waste generation. Effective ways for safe nutrient recycling and waste treatment are thus needed to minimize the human impact on the environment. READ MORE

6. 25. Applicability of bio-based polymer packaging in the meal kit context - A case study with HelloFresh

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Förpackningslogistik

   Author : Theresa Stolberg; [2019]
   Keywords : bio-based polymer; bio-plastics; compostability; food packaging; sustainable packaging; Agriculture and Food Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Bio-based plastics are increasingly considered as sustainable alternatives to fossil-based plastics. Up until now, their application in the food packaging industry has been limited. READ MORE