The value of resource efficiency in the food industry: A waste minimisation project in East Anglia, UK

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 505-512

  Henningsson, Stefan ^a   Hyde, Katherine ^b   Smith, Ann ^c   Campbell, Miranda ^d  

^a NUTEK   (Sweden)

^b Environment and Sustainability   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d CEL International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food industry; Resource efficiency; Waste minimisation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FINANCE; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MICROBIOLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RAW MATERIALS; REDUCTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SAFETY FACTOR; SOLID WASTES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

FOOD INDUSTRY; RESOURCE EFFICIENCY; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS;

EID: 1142268087     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(03)00104-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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