Sustainable food waste management towards circular bioeconomy: Policy review, limitations and opportunities. (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mak, Tiffany M.W.; Xiong, Xinni; Tsang, Daniel C.W.; Yu, Iris K.M.; Poon, Chi Sun
• Is Part Of: Bioresource technology. Volume 297(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: Circular bioeconomy -- Food recycling/valorisation -- Sustainable waste management -- Life cycle assessment -- Bio-based chemicals/products; Biomass -- Periodicals; Biomass energy -- Periodicals; Bioremediation -- Periodicals; Agricultural wastes -- Periodicals; Factory and trade waste -- Periodicals; Organic wastes -- Periodicals; Bioénergie -- Périodiques; Déchets agricoles -- Périodiques; Déchets industriels -- Périodiques; Déchets organiques -- Périodiques; Déchets (Combustible) -- Périodiques; 662.88
• DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122497
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0960-8524

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: Circular bioeconomy is elucidated through sustainable food waste management. Global situations and policies of food waste management are comprehensively reviewed. Research prospects of food waste management in bioeconomy are discussed. Abstract: Research attention is increasingly drawn on constructing a circular bioeconomy and enhancing the value of material flows. Circular bioeconomy aims to achieve sustainable consumption and production with reduction of greenhouse gas emission. This study identifies research gaps on how circular bioeconomy can be achieved through sustainable food waste management by comparing the similarities and differences in concepts of bioeconomy and circular economy, reviewing the benefits and limitations of the existing policies, and evaluating the global situations of food waste and its management on household and commercial basis to promote circular bioeconomy. Future development on food waste management is expected to capitalise on the multi-functionality of products, boundary and allocation in a circular system, and trade-off between food waste and resources. With future technological advances, food waste management in circular bioeconomy policy can facilitate the accomplishment of sustainable development goals.