Wasted food, wasted energy: The embedded energy in food waste in the United States

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 6464-6469

  Cuéllar, Amanda D ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY INTENSITY; FOOD LOSS; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD WASTE; PRODUCTION VOLUMES;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

FOOD STORAGE;

FAT; OIL;

BIOENERGY; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; VOLUME;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DAIRY CATTLE; EGG; ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FISH; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; GRAIN; LENTIL; MEAT; PEA; PEANUT; POULTRY; SYNTHESIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; WASTE;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; WASTE PRODUCTS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956505004     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es100310d     Document Type: Article

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