scholarly journals Food Waste to Energy: An Overview of Sustainable Approaches for Food Waste Management and Nutrient Recycling

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunwar Paritosh ◽  
Sandeep K. Kushwaha ◽  
Monika Yadav ◽  
Nidhi Pareek ◽  
Aakash Chawade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Nutrient Recycling ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
World Population ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Societal Benefits ◽  
Standard Management ◽  
Computational Resources

Food wastage and its accumulation are becoming a critical problem around the globe due to continuous increase of the world population. The exponential growth in food waste is imposing serious threats to our society like environmental pollution, health risk, and scarcity of dumping land. There is an urgent need to take appropriate measures to reduce food waste burden by adopting standard management practices. Currently, various kinds of approaches are investigated in waste food processing and management for societal benefits and applications. Anaerobic digestion approach has appeared as one of the most ecofriendly and promising solutions for food wastes management, energy, and nutrient production, which can contribute to world’s ever-increasing energy requirements. Here, we have briefly described and explored the different aspects of anaerobic biodegrading approaches for food waste, effects of cosubstrates, effect of environmental factors, contribution of microbial population, and available computational resources for food waste management researches.

scholarly journals Sustainable Waste Management Practices of Food Processing Units

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rejani Nair
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
General View ◽  
Standard Management ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The Impact

<p><i>Food waste and its accumulation are becoming a critical problem. </i><i>In this context, this paper takes a look at the general view with the aim of achieving a better understanding of the different types of food waste, and tries to ponder on</i><i> the required steps or standard management practices should be taken to reduce the impact of food waste burden. The study has tried to analyse the waste management practices, cost of waste management practices etc. in small scale food processing units.</i><i></i></p>

scholarly journals Sustainable Waste Management Practices of Food Processing Units

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rejani Nair
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
General View ◽  
Standard Management ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The Impact

<p><i>Food waste and its accumulation are becoming a critical problem. </i><i>In this context, this paper takes a look at the general view with the aim of achieving a better understanding of the different types of food waste, and tries to ponder on</i><i> the required steps or standard management practices should be taken to reduce the impact of food waste burden. The study has tried to analyse the waste management practices, cost of waste management practices etc. in small scale food processing units.</i><i></i></p>

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT IN HOTELS: CASE STUDY LANGKAWI UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARK

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saraswathy Kasavan ◽  
Ahmad Fariz Mohamed ◽  
Sharina Abdul Halim
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Food Resources ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Hotel Sector ◽  
Waste Management Practices

The hotel sector is one of the key players in developing tourism industry in the islands, and contributing towards islands economy, employment opportunities and the overall development. However, food waste generated by hotels has significantly impacted the environment, social well-being and tourism economy. Sustainable food waste management practices are vital among the business operations of the hotel sector to reduce food waste and operational costs through efficient use of food resources. The aim of this paper is to examine current practice of hotel operators towards sustainable food waste management from purchasing of food resources to food wastes disposal. The data was gathered using structured and self-administered questionnaires, which involved 42 hoteliers from the island of Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark. From the main findings, it was found that there was a lack of emphasis from the hotels on their policy related to wastage of food and unsustainable food consumption pattern by their guests. This reflects on the lack of practices towards sustainable food waste management by the hotel sector. Therefore, planning for sustainable food waste management on island hotels is essential to ensure the protection of environmental resources and to reduce the problem regarding limited capacity landfills on the islands.

The Center for Sustainable Utilization of Resources: Quantifying Climate Change Impacts of Managing Wastes

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Zannes ◽  
Morton Barlaz ◽  
Marco Castaldi ◽  
Nickolas J. Themelis
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Use Of Resources

The environmental impact and potential for utilization of the billions of tons of used products and materials discarded each year by humanity is immense. The sheer magnitude of the materials and complexity of waste management and reuse make the issue of quantifying impacts and best practices all the more difficult. In recognition of this task, the Earth Engineering Center (EEC) of Columbia University and the Environmental Engineering Group of North Carolina State University combined resources in 2008 to form a research organization that is focused on defining and promoting best practices for sustainable waste management. This is the Center for Sustainable Use of Resources (SUR; wwwSURcenter.org) and its mission is to quantify the greenhouse gas emissions and other life cycle impacts of various “waste” management practices; and use this information for advancing the best practical means for managing used materials, in the U.S. and globally. The SUR Center builds on the strengths of past research at Columbia and North Carolina State on recycling, composting, waste-to-energy, and landfilling. This paper describes some of the research work completed and underway at the Center.

scholarly journals Food waste management – Survey on current trends around Erode, Tamil Nadu.

2019 ◽  
pp. 387-393
Author(s):  
Ajeeth Pandian M ◽  
Saranya S ◽  
Lakshmi Rathi R ◽  
Kiruthika G ◽  
Anita S
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Land Utilization ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Waste Management Practices ◽  
The Needy

Food waste plays an important role in the economy of food sectors. Apart from direct implication of feeding the needy, decreasing food waste would lead to improved land utilization and water resources management. This article is meant to bring out the food waste management practices followed in and around Erode, Tamil Nadu, and India. The study is based on surveying methodology conducted by designing a questionnaire to bring out the current methods practiced for food waste disposal in restaurants in the locality. The finding of the survey implicates a considerable reduction in the use of plastics following the ban on single use plastics through a government order.

scholarly journals Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices for Achieving Green Architecture Concepts in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Technologies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Eshetu Gelan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
City Government ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Green Architecture

Solid waste is one of the social and environmental challenges that urban areas are facing. The study assesses the state of solid waste in Addis Ababa during 2016–2020 to provide implications for achieving green architecture concepts through better management of solid waste and its economic contribution. The study uses secondary and primary data. Quantitative and qualitative data are analyzed through descriptive statistics and context analysis, respectively. The result reveals that most solid waste is generated from households, followed by commercial centers, street sweeping, industries/factories, hotels, and hospitals, respectively. From 2016 to 2020, an average of 80.28% of solid waste is collected, whereas 19.72% of the waste is not collected. There are little or no efforts made to segregate solid waste at the source. The generated waste is disposed of in the Reppi open landfill. Together with Ethiopian electric power (EEP) and the City Government of Addis Ababa, waste has been converted to energy since 2019. The study suggests minimizing waste from its source by reducing generation, composting, reusing, recycling, waste-to-energy strategy, and well-designed buildings to achieve the concept of green architecture in Addis Ababa through better solid waste management.

scholarly journals A Review on the Current Status of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Nigeria: Problems and Solutions

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
H. A. Salami ◽  
J. O. Adegite ◽  
T. T. Bademosi ◽  
S. O. Lawal ◽  
O. O. Olutayo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste Management ◽  
Waste Management System ◽  
Recovery Potential

The management of MSW is a major concern in several cities of developing countries due to its public health and environmental sustainability implications. This paper thus presents an overview of the current solid waste management practices and problems in some selected states in Nigeria. In addition to the comprehensive review of MSW generation, its characterization, collection, and treatment options in the considered states, an attempt was made to evaluate the major waste–to–energy indicators such as calorific values and energy (electricity) recovery potential. The legislations in place at the federal level to maintain healthy environment is also lucidly presented. An estimated electricity recovery potential in the range of 48.31 to 933.69 MW with a total of about 2600MW from six states was established. Evidences from literature suggested that the existing solid waste management system is inefficient due to uncoordinated and properly planned waste management system. This paper concludes that the thermochemical conversion of waste-to-energy into electricity is a feasible option in Nigeria, although this might require the input of additional quantity of fuel to initiate combustion since the lower heating values of the considered MSW fall below the optimum stipulated by World bank.

Solid Waste Management Practices in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
pp. 248-269
Author(s):  
Maria Manzoor ◽  
Iram Gul ◽  
Irum Iqrar ◽  
Muhammad Arshad
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Environmental Issue ◽  
Waste To Energy ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Waste Management Practices

This chapter covers different aspects of solid waste management (SWM) in Pakistan. Being a developing country, Pakistan is facing serious environmental issue as a result of improper and limited SWM practices. The current status of waste generation is far high than waste management operation working in the country. Detailed information has been provided on account of waste generation per capita, waste composition and types, current status of waste management practices, policy and legislations on solid waste management. Furthermore, particular challenges in local setups for achieving waste management goals have been highlighted. There is urgent need to look into the various options to deal with proper management of solid waste in the country. In this regard, various projects by governmental and private sector have been initiated. Particularly, projects related to waste to energy (WTE) have been planned and operational in certain parts of the country.

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