Essays about: "food waste sorting"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words food waste sorting.

  1. 6. The waste of time – how a lower opportunity cost could increase households’ recycling effort : an empirical analysis of the effect of curbsiderecycling on waste sorting efforts in Swedishmunicipalities

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Linda Hoff Rudhult; [2017]
    Keywords : environmental behaviour; waste sorting degree; curbside recycling; food waste; packaging waste;

    Abstract : Introduction of residential curbside recycling programs are assumed to have a positive effect on households’ waste sorting effort since it facilitates recycling in the context of daily life and provides a lower behavioural cost in terms of time, effort and storage cost compared to drop-off recycling. In Sweden, three different systems for curbside collection are used for waste sorting; four-compartment bins, different coloured bags, and bags and containers. READ MORE

  3. 7. 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

  4. 8. Waste not, want not : food waste practices in Swedish restaurants

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Sanja Hakkarainen; Jessica Nilsson; [2016]
    Keywords : avoidable food waste; food waste prevention; food waste sorting; social practice theory; Waste Framework Directive;

    Abstract : Food waste is a global issue with environmental, social, and economic consequences. With a growing population the topic of food waste and how to use our resources more efficiently is more important than ever. Currently there are various policies aimed at lowering food waste amounts both at an EU level down to a Swedish municipal level. READ MORE

  5. 9. Used Waste or Wasted Policy - An Analysis of Mandatory Participation in Food Waste Sorting Programmes

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Johanna Lundgren Gestlöf; Melinda Nordvall; [2014]
    Keywords : Food Waste; Recycling; Regulation; Waste Management; Waste;

    Abstract : In the light of more stringent requirements for sustainable living and environmental concern, the goals for recycling are more ambitious than ever. As part of accomplishing the desired outcome, the sorting rates for households' food waste need to increase. READ MORE

  6. 10. Waste Management Options and Their Potential to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Case Study of Lithuania and Sweden

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rasa Didjurgyte; [2013]
    Keywords : Waste management; greenhouse gases; recycling; sustainable development; Lithuania; Sweden;

    Abstract : This Master thesis connects two interrelated environmental issues – climate change and waste management. Both have been under discussion for few decades and are currently two of the top priorities on EU’s environmental agenda. READ MORE