Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is widely recognized as an important lever for lowering
the environmental impacts of food systems. The United Nations Sustainable Development …

Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is critical for achieving healthy diets from sustainable
food systems. Within the United States, 30% to 50% of food produced is lost or wasted …

This paper examines the rationale for pursuing environmental objectives by reducing food
loss and waste (FLW). The main thrust of the literature on this issue is that FLW reduction …

Food loss and waste (FLW) reduce food available for consumption and increase the
environmental burden of production. Reducing FLW increases agricultural and value-chain …

While food shortage remains a big concern in many regions around the world, almost one-
third of the total food production is discarded as food loss and waste (FLW). This is …

Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from food loss and waste (FLW) are not well
characterized from cradle to grave. Here GHG emissions due to FLW in supply chain and …

Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) could lessen the environmental impacts of food
systems and improve food security. However, rebound effects—whereby efficiency …

Research on loss & waste of food meant for human consumption (FLW) and its
environmental impact typically focuses on a single or small number of commodities in a …

The paper provides an economic model of food waste for consumers, intermediaries and
farmers based on first principles. We distinguish between purchases and sales for each …

Food is needed to maintain our physical integrity and therefore meets a most basic human
need. The food sector got in the focus of environmental policy, because of its environmental …