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Quantitative and qualitative assessment of food waste of the hospitality sector in Greece

Lasaridi K., Manios T., (Corresponding) Abeliotis K., Terzis E., Chroni C., Galliou F., Panteli V.
Topic: 
Food waste
In Greece, approximately 1.8 million tonnes of food waste are generated each year, mostly disposed of in landfill. Food waste is of concern for businesses in the hospitality and food service sectors, which in Greece dispose of an estimated 100,000 tonnes of food waste annually, almost 6% of the...Read more
Keywords: 
waste management, food waste, hospitality sector, compositional analysis, Greece
Paper ID: 
cest2019_00965

A detailed characterisation of household food waste and the implications of sorting behaviour on potentials for anaerobic digestion and nutrient recovery

(Corresponding) Walk S., Hausbeck G., Körner I.
Topic: 
Food waste
This study investigates household food waste (HH FW) generation in two socio-economically different areas in Lübeck, Germany. The applied waste characterisation protocol provided a detailed insight into the generation and separation behavior of FW collected in the municipal collection system. In...Read more
Keywords: 
Food waste, Waste characterisation, Waste management, Anaerobic digestion, Circular economy
Paper ID: 
cest2021_00058

Use of food waste as culture media in biocementation for ground improvement applications

Mwandira W., (Corresponding) Mavroulidou M., Gunn M., Gray C.
Topic: 
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND BIOECONOMY
The paper investigates the use of mixed fruit and vegetable (FV) waste to extract liquid to grow bacteria. The bacteria will be used to induce biocementation of soils and two metabolic pathways are examined. These are the ureolytic pathway and the carbonic anhydrase pathway (which absorbs CO2)...Read more
Keywords: 
GROUND IMPROVEMENT; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE; BIOCEMENTS; FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT
Paper ID: 
cest2023_00336