Review of food waste prevention on an international level

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management

Volumn 166, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 187-203

  Schneider, Felicitas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Environment; Reviews; Waste management disposal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INFORMATIONS; ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHES; LARGE AMOUNTS; SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; SCIENTIFIC PAPERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SUPPLY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

REVIEWS;

EID: 84893077364     PISSN: 17476526     EISSN: 17476534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/warm.13.00016     Document Type: Article

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