Food waste and the food-energy-water nexus: A review of food waste management alternatives

Waste Management

Volumn 74, Issue , 2018, Pages 52-62

  Kibler, Kelly M ^a   Reinhart, Debra ^a   Hawkins, Christopher ^b   Motlagh, Amir Mohaghegh ^a   Wright, James ^b  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food waste; Food energy water nexus; Human behavior; Public policy; Waste management; Water resources

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ENERGY; FOOD LOSS; FOOD WASTE; FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS; HUMAN BEHAVIORS; LANDFILLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; WASTE PREVENTION; WATER EFFECTS; WATERS RESOURCES;

WATER RESOURCES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD WASTE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD WASTE; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE-TO-ENERGY; FOOD; RECYCLING;

WATER;

FOOD; INCINERATION; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER;

EID: 85040705430     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2018.01.014     Document Type: Review

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