Hoehn, D;
Laso, J;
Cristóbal, J;
Ruiz-Salmón, I;
Butnar, I;
Borrion, A;
Bala, A;
... Margallo, M; + view all
(2020)
Regionalized Strategies for Food Loss and Waste Management in Spain under a Life Cycle Thinking Approach.
Foods
, 9
(12)
, Article 1765. 10.3390/foods9121765.
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Abstract
Food loss and waste (FLW) has become a central concern in the social and political debate. Simultaneously, using FLW as a bioenergy source could significantly contribute to closing the carbon cycle by reintroducing energy into the food supply chain. This study aims to identify best strategies for FLW management in each of the 17 regions in Spain, through the application of a Life Cycle Assessment. To this end, an evaluation of the environmental performance over time between 2015 and 2040 of five different FLW management scenarios implemented in a framework of (i) compliance and (ii) non-compliance with the targets of the Paris Agreement was performed. Results revealed savings in the consumption of abiotic resources in those regions in which thermal treatment has a strong presence, although their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a scenario of compliance with climate change targets are higher. In contrast, scenarios that include anaerobic digestion and, to a lesser extent those applying aerobic composting, present lower impacts, including climate change, suggesting improvements of 20–60% in non-compliance and 20–80% in compliance with Paris Agreement targets, compared to the current scenarios.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Regionalized Strategies for Food Loss and Waste Management in Spain under a Life Cycle Thinking Approach |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/foods9121765 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/foods9121765 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | aerobic composting; anaerobic digestion; food loss and waste; thermal treatment; life cycle assessment; Paris agreement; regionalization |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10120441 |
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