Essays about: "food waste hierarchy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words food waste hierarchy.

1. 1. Evaluating the potential of circular food waste management : A focus on insect feed utilization

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Jenny Eliasson; [2023]
   Keywords : Circular economy; Circular Business Models; BSF; Mealworm; Barriers; Drivers; Cirkulär ekonomi; Circkulära affärsmodeller; Soldatfluga; Mjölmask; Barriärer; Drivkrafter;

   Abstract : Approximately a third of all food produced globally is thrown away, causing both unnecessary environmental impact and unnecessary costs for producers and consumers. Food waste occurs in all steps in the supply chain, from primary production to retail stores, restaurants, and households. READ MORE

3. 2. Sustainable bread supply chains in Sweden : examining scenarios for reducing or lowering the impact of surplus bread

   University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

   Author : Fanny Sturén; [2023]
   Keywords : food waste quantification; bread take-back agreements TBA ; supply chain; food waste hierarchy; sustainable food system; food donations Swedish University;

   Abstract : Food waste has significant environmental, social, and economic implications, demanding actions toward a sustainable food system. In Sweden's bread supply chain, approximately 14% of produced bread is wasted, with 9% attributed to unsold bread in stores. READ MORE

4. 3. Valorising spent coffee grounds : An assessment of possibilities in the municipality of Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Emma Westling; [2023]
   Keywords : Food waste hierarchy; spent coffee grounds; circular economy; economic assessments; waste valorisation; Matavfallshierarki; Kaffesump; Cirkulär ekonomi; ekonomisk bedömning; avfallsvalorisering;

   Abstract : Circular economy is an economic model that is gaining more and more attention, themodel aims to close production chains by recirculate waste into the system as newraw material. Spent coffee grounds are a waste that has great potential to becomenew products since the spent coffee ground contains many valuable substances suchas polysaccharides, polyphenols, and lipids. READ MORE

5. 4. The Paradox of Food Waste and Food Insecurity : Exploring Donation and Redistribution of Surplus Food through a Multi-Level Perspective

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Julia Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Surplus food; food waste; food insecurity; donation; redistribution; systems thinking; multi-level perspective; Överskottsmat; matsvinn; matfattigdom; donation; omfördelning; systemtänk;

   Abstract : Around one million tonne of food is annually wasted in Sweden, of which 100,000 tonne of surplus foodis wasted in the retail sector. Even if redistribution of surplus food is the second most preferable optionto reduce food waste according to the food waste hierarchy, only 5% of surplus food in retail is donated. READ MORE

6. 5. Assessment of oyster mushroom production employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Mio Fagerström; [2023]
   Keywords : Industrial symbiosis; residual waste streams; Pleurotus ostreatus; Oyster mushroom cultivation; Circular economy; Industriell symbios; restavfallsströmmar; Pleurotus Ostreatus; Ostronskivlings odling; cirkulär ekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the opportunities and challenges regarding urban oyster mushroomproduction (Pleurotus Ostreatus) employing urban-based materials in Stockholm Stad as agrowing medium. Additionally, the availability of the five most suitable substrates has beenfurther explored with the indicator’s availability in Stockholm Stad, and the Biologicalefficiency (BE%) for a suitable growing medium and the quantity of the substrates have beenmapped out. READ MORE