Food Waste Reduction and Valorisation

Part I. Sustainability Assessment

1. Introduction
James Clark

2. Cutting Through the Challenge of Improving the Consumer Experience of Foods by Enabling the Preparation of Sustainable Meals and the Reduction of Food Waste
Wayne Martindale

3. The Economic Case for the Circular Economy: From Food Waste to Resource
Corrado Topi, Magdalena Bilinska

4. Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Meat Products Through Food Waste Reduction. A Framework for a Sustainability Assessment Approach
Thomas Winkler, Ralf Aschemann

5. Fodder Legumes for Green Biorefineries: A Perspective for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems
Franka Papendiek

6. Municipal Waste Treatment, Technological Scale up and Commercial Exploitation: The Case of Bio-waste Lignin to Soluble Lignin-like Polymers
Enzo Montoneri

7. Techno-Economic Study and Environmental Assessment of Food Waste Based Biorefinery
Aude Pommeret, Xiaofeng Yang, Tsz Him Kwan, Elias A. Christoforou, Paris A. Fokaides, Carol Sze Ki Lin

8. Techno-Economic Evaluation of Refining of Food Supply Chain Wastes for the Production of Chemicals and Biopolymers
Anestis Vlysidis, Apostolis Koutinas, Ioannis Kookos

Part II. Regulation and Policy Analysis

9. Bio-Based Economy: Policy Framework and Foresight Thinking
Luana Ladu, Rainer Quitzow

10. Bringing a Sharing Economy Approach into the Food Sector: The Potential of Food Sharing for Reducing Food Waste
Pasquale Marcello Falcone, Enrica Imbert

11. Defining the Meaning of Food Waste as a Matter of Urgency
Monica Delsignore, Margherita Ramajoli, Carola Ricci

12. Waste Reduction in Fresh Food Supply Chains: An Operations Research Approach
Gabriella Dellino, Renato Mari, Carlo Meloni

13. Participatory Planning in Organic Solid Waste Management: A Backcasting Approach
Roberta Sisto, Edgardo Sica, Mariarosaria Lombardi, Maurizio Prosperi

14. The Role of Social Networks in the Diffusion of Bio-Waste Products: The Case of Mulching Films Derived from Organic Waste in Province of Foggia
Angela Barbuto, Antonio Lopolito, Myriam Anna Scaringelli, Giacomo Giannoccaro

15. Grassroots Innovations and the Transition Towards Sustainability: Tackling the Food Waste Challenge
Valentina Elena Tartiu, Piergiuseppe Morone

Nyckelord: Energy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Sustainable Development, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Waste Management/Waste Technology