Search for dissertations about: "management of food wastes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words management of food wastes.

2. 1. Management of ship-generated waste - illustrated from the Baltic Sea perspective

   Author : Magda Wilewska-Bien; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; shipping; fly ash; Baltic Sea; food waste; nutrients; leaching;

   Abstract : Globally around one-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted or lost. Although the food waste issues on land are being widely discussed, the food waste generated on ships seems not to receive similar attention. READ MORE

4. 2. Assessment of urban solid waste logistics systems: the case of Kampala, Uganda

   Author : Joel Kinobe; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

   Abstract : Many cities, especially in developing countries, are facing challenges in the management of solid waste. The aim of the study was to develop effective logistics systems for solid waste management in urban areas of developing countries, with a specific focus on Kampala, Uganda. READ MORE

5. 3. Elucidating the Influence of Food Packaging Attributes on Source-separation of Food Packaging Waste at Home

   Author : Babak Nemat; Kamran Rousta; Isabel Ordonez; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Household waste; packaging attributes; packaging waste; consumer s recycling behavior; Resource Recovery; Resursåtervinning;

   Abstract : The global amount of waste generated by households, including food packaging waste, has been increasing continuously across the world, posing a massive threat to societies and the environment. Proper waste management, therefore, has become a challenging environmental issue and a priority for governments. READ MORE

6. 4. Environmental and Economic Assessment of Swedish Municipal Solid Waste Management in a Systems Perspective

   Author : Ola Eriksson; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; waste management; LCA; LCC; systems analysis; decisionmaking; computer model;

   Abstract : Waste management is something that affects most people. Thewaste amounts are still increasing, but the waste treatment ischanging towards recycling and integrated solutions. In Swedenproducers’responsibility for different products, a taxand bans on deposition of waste at landfills implicates areorganisation of the municipal solid waste management. READ MORE

7. 5. Fungi-based biorefinery model for food industry waste : progress toward a circular economy

   Author : Pedro Souza Filho; Satinder Kaur Brar; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; filamentous fungi; circular economy; biorefinery; food industry; fungal biomass; bioplastic; resource recovery; Resource Recovery; Resursåtervinning;

   Abstract : The food industry, one of the most important industrial sectors worldwide, generates large amounts of biodegradable waste with high organic load. In recent years, the traditional management methods to treat this waste (e.g., landfilling) have been considered not suitable because they do not exploit the potential of the waste material. READ MORE