Environmental impact of packaging and food losses in a life cycle perspective: a comparative analysis of five food items

Williams, Helén; Wikström, Fredrik

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.08.008

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“…One might then argue that the total waste amount including packaging waste will increase -but the fact is (Williams & Wikström 2011) that it is shown that the environmental impact saved when not throwing away food is much larger than the environmental impact from the increased packaging. So optimal packaging should be the key-word.…”

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confidence: 99%

Initiatives on prevention of food waste in the retail and wholesale trades

Stenmarck¹,

Hanssen²,

Silvennoinen³

et al. 2011

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Section: Results From Interviewsmentioning

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Initiatives on prevention of food waste in the retail and wholesale trades

Stenmarck¹,

Hanssen²,

Silvennoinen³

et al. 2011

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“…For this reason, and for the intrinsic high data intensiveness of the LCA tool, most of the literature applying LCA to the agri-food sector is either aimed at assessing the environmental performance of one single product or comparing a small number of similar products, either with a focus on the production method (Type A) or for evaluating alternatives, to inform consumers' choices (Type B). The remaining uses (Types C, D and E) appear to be less recurrent through literature and include studies that are generally based on secondary data originating from study Types A and B (as in Williams and Wikström [149] and Scholz, Eriksson and Strid [139]). These applications of LCA therefore represent areas where little research has been conducted thus far, leaving space for explorative future research work to be undertaken.…”

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Overcoming Food Security Challenges within an Energy/Water/Food Nexus (EWFN) Approach

2016

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Abstract:The challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050, in a context of constrained resources and growing environmental pressures posed by current food production methods on one side, and changing lifestyles and consequent shifts in dietary patterns on the other, exacerbated by the effects of climate change, has been defined as one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. The first step to achieve food security is to find a balance between the growing demand for food, and the limited production capacity. In order to do this three main pathways have been identified: employing sustainable production methods in agriculture, changing diets, and reducing waste in all stages of the food chain. The application of an energy, water and food nexus (EWFN) approach, which takes into account the interactions and connections between these three resources, and the synergies and trade-offs that arise from the way they are managed, is a prerequisite for the correct application of these pathways. This work discusses how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) might be applicable for creating the evidence-base to foster such desired shifts in food production and consumption patterns.

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“…Reducing the food losses is considered as a major component of any strategy for sustainably and equitably feeding the growing global population (Foresight, 2011). In such a light, other 'typical' sustainability aspects could be re-framed: increasing food packaging -with increased environmental impactmight be a sensible strategy when viewed from an angle of reduced food loss (Williams and Wikström, 2011).…”

Section: Hotspot 5: Diverse and Abundant Food Availability However mentioning

confidence: 99%