Circular economy approach in solid waste management system to achieve UN-SDGs: Solutions for post-COVID recovery

HB Sharma, KR Vanapalli, B Samal… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing socioeconomic crisis has impeded progress
towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). This paper investigates the …

Food waste in the countries of the gulf cooperation council: A systematic review

H El Bilali, T Ben Hassen - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Food waste (FW) is a critical challenge in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This paper
analyzes research dealing with food waste in the GCC countries (viz. Bahrain, Kuwait …

Community-scale composting for food waste: A life-cycle assessment-supported case study

ZX Keng, S Chong, CG Ng, NI Ridzuan… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Community-scale composting, which can be conducted by the local council or a waste
management company, is an effective starting point to divert food waste from landfill …

Optimization of food waste compost with the use of biochar

M Waqas, AS Nizami, AS Aburiazaiza… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims to examine the influence of biochar produced from lawn waste in
accelerating the degradation and mineralization rates of food waste compost. Biochar …

Optimizing the process of food waste compost and valorizing its applications: A case study of Saudi Arabia

M Waqas, AS Nizami, AS Aburiazaiza… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper aims to (1) examine the challenges in the compost facilities of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (KSA),(2) optimize the composting techniques using indigenous natural zeolite …

Global trends and future prospects of food waste research: a bibliometric analysis

M Zhang, M Gao, S Yue, T Zheng, Z Gao, X Ma… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
The unregulated discharge reams of food waste (FW) causes severe resource loss and
environmental pollution. In the present study, a bibliometric analysis was used for research …

Effects of arginine modified additives on humic acid formation and microbial metabolic functions in biogas residue composting

M Lu, Q Feng, X Li, B Xu, X Shi, R Guo - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The complex linked fibrous structure of biogas residue (BR) maximally hinders degradation,
and strategies are needed to improve the efficiency of BR composting. Oyster shell is a kind …

Coupling effect of high temperature and thermophilic bacteria indirectly accelerates the humification process of municipal sludge in hyperthermophilic composting

F Ma, T Zhu, S Yao, H Quan, K Zhang, B Liang… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to its high treatment efficiency and environmental friendliness when used to treat
organic waste, hyperthermophilic composting (HC) has attracted extensive attention in …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and addressing waste of food in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

MB Baig, I Gorski, RA Neff - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction Multiple estimates suggest the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) may have one of
the highest rates of wasted food globally. The KSA has limited arable lands and scarce …

Untapped potential of zeolites in optimization of food waste composting

M Waqas, AS Nizami, AS Aburiazaiza… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to examine the effect of zeolites in optimizing the process of food waste
composting. A novel method of sequential hydrothermal was introduced to modify the …