Food waste and sustainable food waste management in the Baltic Sea Region

Collection:
Sklaidos publikacijos / Dissemination publications
Document Type:
Knygos / Books
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Food waste and sustainable food waste management in the Baltic Sea Region
Authors:
Publication Data:
Cham [etc.] : Springer, 2015.
Pages:
XII, 222 p
Series:
Environmental science and engineering. Environmental science
Contents:
Introduction – 1.1 Scope — 1.1.1 Food Losses — 1.1.2 Food Residuals — 1.1.3 By-Products, Including Animal By-Products — 1.1.4 Food Waste — References — 2 Literature Review — 2.1 Legislation — 2.2 Waste Management Hierarchy — 2.2.1 Differences and Similarities in the Waste Management Hierarchies — 2.3 Bio-Waste — 2.4 Food Waste 20 References — 3 Causes of Food Waste Generation — 3.1 Consumer Behaviour ." — 3.2 Lack of Awareness — 3.3 Labelling — 3.4 Aesthetic Standards — 3.5 Food Merchandising — 3.6 Legislation/Regulations as an Obstacle — 3.6.1 European Marketing Standards — 3.7 Companies Private Standards and Reputation — 3.8 Overproduction and Excess Stock — 3.9 Food Prices/Financial Incentives — 3.10 Technical Factors — 3.10.1 Storage — 3.10.2 Stock Transportation — 3.10.3 Poor Packaging — References — 4 Methods of Food Waste Reduction — 4.1 Public Awareness Raising/Education — 4.1.1 Awareness Campaigns and Informativeness — 4.1.2 Guidelines — 4.1.3 Education — 4.2 Food Recovery and Redistribution — 4.3 Legislation - Governmental Interventions — 4.4 Economic Incentives/Financial Instruments — 4.4.1 Negative — 4.4.2 Positive — 4.5 Forecasting and Correct Inventory Management/Planning — 4.6 Packaging — 4.7 Labelling — 4.8 Companies Initiatives — 4.9 Separate Collection of Food Waste — 4.10 Alternative Use — 4.10.1 Energy Recovery — 4.10.2 Novel Added-Value Materials/Products — References — 5 Research Methods — 6 Overview of the Baltic Region Countries — 6.1 Main Economic Activities — 6.1.1 Belarus — 6.1.2 Estonia — 6.1.3 Germany — 6.1.4 Latvia — 6.1.5 Lithuania — 6.1.6 Poland — 6.1.7 Sweden — 6.2 Renewable Energy — 6.3 Food Consumption and Undernourishment — 6.3.1 Poverty Level — 6.3.2 Undernourishment — 6.3.3 European Food Aid — 6.3.4 Food Expenditures — Contents ix 6.4 Biodegradable Waste — 6.4.1 Legislation — 6.4.2 Waste Generation and Treatment — References— 7 The State of the Problem of Food Waste in the Baltic Region Countries — 7.1 Food Waste Generation in the Baltic — 7.1.1 Food Waste Amounts According to the FAO Food Balance Sheets — 7.1.2 Food Waste Generated Based on the FA O Technical Conversion Factors - Extraction Rates — 7.1.3 Belarus — 7.1.4 Estonia — 7.1.5 Germany — 7.1.6 Latvia — 7.1.7 Lithuania — 7.1.8 Poland — 7.1.9 Sweden — 7.2 Food Waste Treatment — 7.2.1 Belarus — 7.2.2 Biological Treatment in Belarus — 7.2.3 Estonia — 7.2.4 Germany — 7.2.5 Latvia — 7.2.6 Lithuania — 7.2.7 Poland — 7.2.8 Sweden — References — 8 Discussion — 8.1 Food Waste Generation — 8.1.1 Food Waste Amounts According to the FAO Food Balance Sheets — 8.1.2 Food Waste Generated Based on the FA O Technical Conversion Factors - Extraction Rates — 8.1.3 Situation in Individual Countries — 8.2 Food Waste Treatment — 8.2.1 Belarus — 8.2.2 Estonia — 8.2.3 Germany — 8.2.4 Latvia — Contents — 8.2.5 Lithuania — 8.2.6 Poland — 8.2.7 Sweden — References — 9 Conclusions and Recommendations — 9.1 Conclusions — 9.1.1 Belarus — 9.1.2 Estonia — 9.1.3 Germany — 9.1.4 Latvia — 9.1.5 Lithuania — 9.1.6 Poland — 9.1.7 Sweden — 9.2 Recommendations — 9.2.1 Belams — 9.2.2 Estonia — 9.2.3 Germany — 9.2.4 Latvia — 9.2.5 Lithuania — 9.2.6 Poland — 9.2.7 Sweden — References — Appendix A : Questionnaire in English — Appendix B: Questionnaire in Russian – Glossary.
Subject Category:
LT
Lietuva (Lithuania); Švedija (Sweden).
Summary / Abstract:

ENToday, the amount of food thrown away worldwide, reaches around 1.3 billion tonnes per year. This book presents the findings of an extensive piece of research on the state of the problem of food waste in Belarus, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. The results show that the scale of the problem with regard to food waste varies between each country and is limited by an insufficient number of studies in the area. In all countries except Germany and Sweden, the problem is most prevalent in the area of food waste generated by the manufacturing sector, mostly stemming from unused or inefficient use of by-products. In Germany and Sweden, the main problem is food thrown away by households that is still suitable for human consumption. The values reach 47-65 % and 35 %, respectively. The method to reduce or prevent food waste most often applied across the seven countries is the donation of food. In addition, Germany has initiated a large number of engagement campaigns and activities aimed at reduction of food waste, whereas, Sweden has launched projects only focused on single organisations or institutions. The other reduction and prevention methods are similar to those used for biodegradable waste in the countries included in this study. The results gathered in this study show some potential measures/methods and areas, which may be considered in future work in order to reduce the amount of food waste generated in each of the countries included in the study. The authors would like to thank, the Estonian Food Bank; Federation of Polish Food Banks; Center for Environmental Solutions in Belams; Sustainable Business Hub in Malmö, Sweden; Latvian Food Bank 'Pačdušai Latvijai'; Lithuanian Food Bank 'Maisto bankas'; Kieler Tafel in Germany; European Federation of Food Banks and 'Hanzas MaiznTcas' company in Latvia, who have willingly shared their time to provide data and assist with this study.

ISBN:
9783319109053
Subject:
Ekonomika / Economics
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