A life cycle approach to the management of household food waste - A Swedish full-scale case study

Waste Management

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1879-1896

  Bernstad, A ^a   la Cour Jansen, J ^a  

^a LUND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT METHODS; COAL POWER; COLLABORATION BETWEEN AGENTS; DECENTRALISED; DECISION MAKERS; DIGESTATE; FULL SCALE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HOUSEHOLD FOOD; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH; NET IMPACT; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENTS; ORGANIC HOUSEHOLD WASTES; PLASTIC BAGS; SITE-SPECIFIC; TRANSPORT DISTANCES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSE GASES; INCINERATION; PAPER CONTAINERS; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOFERTILIZER; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FERTILIZER; FUEL; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOFERTILIZER; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACIDIFICATION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DOMESTIC WASTE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD; GAS; INCINERATION; LIFE CYCLE; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC WASTE; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFUELS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; GARBAGE; INCINERATION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SWEDEN; TRANSPORTATION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79958263683     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.02.026     Document Type: Article

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