Sustainable food waste management towards circular bioeconomy: Policy review, limitations and opportunities

TMW Mak, X Xiong, DCW Tsang, KM Iris… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Research attention is increasingly drawn on constructing a circular bioeconomy and
enhancing the value of material flows. Circular bioeconomy aims to achieve sustainable …

Food waste to biochars through pyrolysis: A review

S Elkhalifa, T Al-Ansari, HR Mackey… - Resources, Conservation …, 2019 - Elsevier
Waste generated from anthropogenic activities contributes toward stresses on our natural
systems through impacts associated with both production and disposal. Sustainable waste …

Life cycle cost analysis of municipal solid waste management scenarios for Mumbai, India

BK Sharma, MK Chandel - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
This study quantifies and compares the cost of municipal solid waste (MSW) management
systems under different scenarios using life cycle cost (LCC) analysis approach. LCC …

Techno-economic and environmental assessment of the main biogas upgrading technologies

L Lombardi, G Francini - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Five biogas-to-biomethane upgrading technologies were compared from the environmental
and economic points of view: High-Pressure Water Scrubbing (HPWS), Amine Scrubbing …

Biorefinery of sewage sludge: overview of possible value-added products and applicable process technologies

AG Capodaglio - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The disposal of excess biological sewage sludge from wastewater treatment is a growing
environmental issue due to the vast quantities generated worldwide. For many years, sludge …

What changes can solar and wind power bring to the electrification of China compared with coal electricity: From a cost-oriented life cycle impact perspective

X Ma, Y Zhai, T Zhang, X Yao, J Hong - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
For carbon neutralization, coal and oil need to be replaced with electricity, and this project is
deeply dependent on the development of clean energy. Therefore, this study compared the …

Comparative study of municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash reutilization in China: environmental and economic performances

F Liu, H Liu, N Yang, L Wang - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Harmless disposal and reutilization of municipal solid waste incinerator fly ash (IFA) attract
growing interests due to the gap between increasing IFA generation and limited landfill …

Closed-loop supply chain potential of agricultural plastic waste: Economic and environmental assessment of bale wrap waste recycling in Finland

B Mayanti, P Helo - International Journal of Production Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
It is estimated that 12000 tons of plastic waste is annually generated from the agricultural
sector in Finland, and more than half of it comprises bale wrap films. Up to 70% of plastic film …

A comparative analysis of express packaging waste recycling models based on the differential game theory

J Yang, R Long, H Chen, Q Sun - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste recycling is a globally significant issue that can alleviate environmental pollution and
resource shortages. However, due to the lack of effective incentive measures and recycling …

Biorefining within food loss and waste frameworks: A review

RE Jones, RE Speight, JL Blinco, IM O'Hara - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biorefining food loss and waste (FLW) to produce bioenergy or bioproducts is an attractive
waste management option with potential economic and environmental benefits. This paper …