Environmental impacts of food waste: Learnings and challenges from a case study on UK

[Display omitted] •The C-footprint of avoidable food waste ranged from 2000 to 3600 kg CO2-eq. t−1.•Production and land use changes were the most important contributors to the burdens.•Uncertainty was mainly associated to waste composition, production/LUC, cooking.•Better data on the breakdown of th...

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Published in:Waste management (Elmsford) 2018-06, Vol.76, p.744-766
Main Authors: Tonini, Davide, Albizzati, Paola Federica, Astrup, Thomas Fruergaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anaerobic digestion
Avoidable food waste
Carbon footprint
case studies
cooking
data collection
Environment
environmental impact
Food
food production
food service
food waste
foods
global warming
households
iLUC
Incineration
land use change
Land use changes
learning
life cycle assessment
Refuse Disposal
Uncertainty
United Kingdom
Waste Management
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