Waste mismanagement in developing countries: A review of global issues

N Ferronato, V Torretta - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental contamination due to solid waste mismanagement is a global issue. Open
dumping and open burning are the main implemented waste treatment and final disposal …

Food waste utilization for reducing carbon footprints towards sustainable and cleaner environment: a review

L Bhatia, H Jha, T Sarkar, PK Sarangi - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is world-wide generation of food waste daily in significant amounts, leading to
depletion of natural resources and deteriorating air quality. One-third of global food …

Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems: building the evidence base

FN Tubiello, C Rosenzweig… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
New estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the food system were developed at
the country level, for the period 1990–2018, integrating data from crop and livestock …

Food waste valorisation and circular economy concepts in insect production and processing

S Ojha, S Bußler, OK Schlüter - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Food loss and waste are serious threats to the sustainability of our food systems. Innovative
and multi-faced solutions are continuously being proposed, tested and implemented by …

Advanced technologies on the sustainable approaches for conversion of organic waste to valuable bioproducts: Emerging circular bioeconomy perspective

V Ashokkumar, G Flora, R Venkatkarthick… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid population growth and other human activities have generated massive waste from
various sectors in recent decades. Studies revealed that by 2050, global solid waste …

The global food‐energy‐water nexus

P D'Odorico, KF Davis, L Rosa, JA Carr… - Reviews of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and
energy needs of a growing and increasingly affluent human population. Water plays an …

Perspectives on food waste management: Prevention and social innovations

M Al-Obadi, H Ayad, S Pokharel, MA Ayari - Sustainable Production and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food waste is one of the challenging issues humans are facing. A third of the food produced
in the world is wasted at various points along the food supply chain. Food waste can be …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing food security and environmental sustainability: A critical review of food loss and waste management

Y Wang, Z Yuan, Y Tang - Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 2021 - Elsevier
Food loss and waste (FLW) occurs at each and every stage of the food supply chain. The
current linear model of FLW management (incineration and landfill) creates a linear path of …

Towards modern sustainable cities: Review of sustainability principles and trends

A Sodiq, AAB Baloch, SA Khan, N Sezer… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human capital development, attractions of sustainable living standards and renewed
concerns for the planet have redirected city planners to a new frontier: the creation of …

Composting of food wastes: Status and challenges

A Cerda, A Artola, X Font, R Barrena, T Gea… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review analyses the main challenges of the process of food waste composting and
examines the crucial aspects related to the quality of the produced compost. Although recent …