Sustainable management practices of food waste in Asia: Technological and policy drivers

Joshi, Prabhat; Visvanathan, Chettiyappan

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.079

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“…The impact of waste policies on food waste reduction has been estimated as negligible by the European Commission [39]. The scholarly discussion on food waste has gradually shifted from a "waste" angle into a more holistic approach towards the development of a sustainable food system targeting the different stages of the food supply chain [40].…”

Section: Policy Recommendations and Potential Actionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are no schemes in place that support the use of recycled products, even as regulations contain specific reference to integrated MSW facilities and suggestions for composting organic waste. A variety of technologies exist that can be leveraged in finding alternative paths for using food waste, such as animal feed processing, composting, and anaerobic digestion, with each demonstrating its own merits and demerits [40,43]. What Hanoi must consider is the development of a sustainable market mechanism that is predicated on local conditions to cover initial investment and running costs for food waste recycling technologies, production of commodities from recycled products, and creating demand for recycled products such as bio-fertiliser, animal feed, or biogas.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evaluation of Household Food Waste Generation in Hanoi and Policy Implications towards SDGs Target 12.3

Liu

Nguyen

2020

Sustainability

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The issue of food waste, especially in developing economies, is a puzzle. Hanoi was selected as a case study to examine the current situation of food waste generated by consumers through daily habits/practices and to evaluate options for preventing and reducing food waste at the policy level through a literature/policy review and interview-style survey. An analysis of responses found that the self-reported food waste generation rate in Hanoi averaged 1192 g/day/household in urban areas and 1694 g/day/household in rural areas; cooking waste generated during meal processing/preparation accounts for more than 70% of the total; less than 20% of respondents separated out kitchen waste for reuse/recycling before disposal; expiration dates and deteriorating quality were cited as primary reasons for food waste at home in contrast with larger portions and over-ordering outside the home; leftover food is used indirectly as animal feed in urban areas and directly in rural areas; and most respondents indicate a willingness to reduce, reuse, and recycle food waste. To achieve SDG target 12.3, policymakers and practitioners must develop comprehensive food waste policies and actions targeting the entire supply chain, implement practical food waste management systems, and promote sufficiency strategies for saving food, reducing food waste, and maintaining health and well-being.

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Section: Policy Recommendations and Potential Actionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Policy Recommendations and Potential Actionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Household Food Waste Generation in Hanoi and Policy Implications towards SDGs Target 12.3

Liu

Nguyen

2020

Sustainability

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“…As food-waste can be generated at all stages of the food chain [39], efficient management for waste reduction requires the system approach of supply chains. The following methods of reducing food waste can be comprehensive and environmentally friendly: redistribution of unsold and surplus food, improving in-store promotion and stockpiling, reducing package sizes and stimulating or improving consumer perception and different consumer habits [49]. Waste reduction methods like food redistribution may have economic, infrastructural, and legal barriers [12].…”

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Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

2019

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The sustainability of global food chains and intense agricultural production has become questionable. At the same time, the consumers’ interest in short supply chains (SSCs) and direct sales from producers has increased. SSCs are connected to sustainability by researchers. Their (supposed) positive sustainability attributes are based mostly on extensive production methods and short transport distances. However, from other points of view, the economic and environmental sustainability of the short chains is questionable. Our research aims to cast light on the SSCs’ role in circular economy and sustainability. By deep literature review and content analysis, we determine the sustainability aspects of short (local) chains and their effects related to economy and environment. Short supply chains are connected most widely to circularity and sustainability by the subjects of environmental burden (transport, production method, emission), health, food quality, consumers’ behavior, producer-consumer relationships, and local economy. According to our experience, these factors cannot be generalised across all kinds of short chains. Their circular economic and sustainability features are dependent on their spatial location, type, and individual attitudes of the involved consumers and producers.

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“…In addition, recent literature focused on the role of cities in tackling food waste [28,30,33,43,57]. Nevertheless, the majority of studies on food waste policies focused on the national and supranational level [51,52,[58][59][60][61][62][63][64]. Against this backdrop, five crucial themes that need to be addressed when conducting an analysis of urban food waste policies emerged from the review.…”

Section: Assessing Food Waste Policies: the Main Categorisations And mentioning

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Urban Food Waste: A Framework to Analyse Policies and Initiatives

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Food waste policy analysis has traditionally concentrated on supranational or national policies and paid little attention to the role of cities in tackling this phenomenon. Nevertheless, cities have proved to be crucial actors in tackling food waste, launching effective policies and initiatives to address it. By looking at 40 cities across 16 European countries, this study aims to present a new framework for assessing urban food waste policies and initiatives. The framework proposed identifies and sheds light on the links between the different types of policies launched, the main areas of interventions addressed, as well as the different actors intervening in urban food waste management. Finally, it identifies direct and indirect links with the Sustainable Development Goals, showing the role that cities can play in achieving the targets of the UN 2030 Agenda.

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Sustainable management practices of food waste in Asia: Technological and policy drivers

Cited by 114 publications

References 76 publications

Evaluation of Household Food Waste Generation in Hanoi and Policy Implications towards SDGs Target 12.3

Evaluation of Household Food Waste Generation in Hanoi and Policy Implications towards SDGs Target 12.3

Examination of Short Supply Chains Based on Circular Economy and Sustainability Aspects

Urban Food Waste: A Framework to Analyse Policies and Initiatives

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