Environmental and health impacts of using food waste as animal feed: a comparative analysis of food waste management options

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 871-880

  Salemdeeb, Ramy ^a   zu Ermgassen, Erasmus K H J ^a   Kim, Mi Hyung ^b   Balmford, Andrew ^a   Al Tabbaa, Abir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Animal feed; Composting; Food waste; Hybrid life cycle assessment; Swill

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANIMALS; COMPOSTING; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH; LIFE CYCLE; MAMMALS; PROCESSED FOODS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL FEED; CONSEQUENTIAL LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENTS (LCA); DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FOOD WASTE; FOOD WASTE COLLECTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SWILL;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84969670529     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.049     Document Type: Article

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