Malbaratament alimentari

Stochastic optimization of perishable agricultural supply chains: a hybrid genetic algorithm approach for robust network design under multi-dimensional uncertainty

- IntroductionAgricultural supply chains face significant challenges from uncertainty in crop yields, processing times, and demand, alongside product perishability and sustainability pressures. This...

Generative AI-enabled adaptive material reintegration framework for proactive circular economy waste reclamation in food industrial ecosystems

- The growing global demand for food and the inefficiencies across production, processing, and consumption stages have led to alarming levels of food waste, posing serious economic, environmental, and...

Exploring habitual and emotional determinants of food waste behavior among multicultural consumers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

- Food waste represents a growing global challenge with far-reaching economic, environmental, and social consequences. This study investigates the influence of habitual behaviors and cultural diversity...

Pricing strategy for O2O delivery supply chain with anti-food waste regulation

- The rapid growth of Online-to-Offline (O2O) food delivery has exacerbated food waste, creating a challenge at the intersection of economic and environmental concerns. This paper examines how pricing...

A comprehensive review of food waste management in attaining SDG 12.3 goals: insights from Asian countries

- Food waste is one of the most important world-wide challenges whose environmental, economic and social impacts have far-reaching effects that include contributing to greenhouse gas emissions,...

Quantifying household food waste in Kuwait: day-of-week patterns, behaviors, and food security implications

- IntroductionFood waste is a modifiable contributor to climate change and food insecurity, yet household-level measurement data in Kuwait remain limited. This study aimed to quantify household food...

How prompt concreteness shapes consumer food waste in restaurants: evidence from field and laboratory experiments

- IntroductionThe increasing problem of food waste has become a global issue. Displaying prompts to restaurant consumers is widely regarded as an important measure to reduce food waste, though its...

The nutritional environment and food access of female athletes at HBCUs: a qualitative analysis

- PurposeFemale student-athletes attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) may encounter distinct challenges related to food access, particularly when their campuses are situated...

Food waste measurement in Australian hospitals and residential aged care homes

- Food waste in Australian hospitals and Residential Aged Care Homes (RACH) poses a significant challenge to building a national sustainable food system. These settings generate substantial amounts of...

A Path Analysis of Behavioral Drivers of Household Food Waste in Greece

29/11/2025 - Food waste is one of the planet's most pressing challenges, directly linked to food security, resource depletion, greenhouse gas emissions, and, more broadly, environmental concerns demanding...

Assessing the relationship between women's attitudes toward food waste prevention and their green diets

- BackgroundFood waste is one of the major obstacles to sustainable nutrition. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between women's attitudes and behaviors toward preventing food waste...

Integrating Kinetic Models with Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) for Predicting Methane Production from Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Enzyme-Modified Biodegradable Plastics and Food Waste Leachate

29/11/2025 - In the face of increasingly severe water environmental pollution and energy shortages, anaerobic digestion (AD) technology has demonstrated immense potential for the resource recovery of wastewaters...

Controlled Solar Drying as a Sustainable Strategy to Preserve Color and Minimize Food Waste

18/11/2025 - Post-harvest food loss significantly threatens global food security, and solar drying offers a sustainable preservation solution. The effectiveness of solar drying depends on consumer acceptance, in...

Continuous Lactic Acid Fermentation of Actual Food Waste Slurry: Effects of Reaction Temperature and Hydraulic Retention Time

21/11/2025 - Food waste (FW) valorization via lactic acid (LA) fermentation is a promising approach, yet most studies rely on surrogate substrates, limiting industrial applicability. This study investigated...

Hydrogen Production Through Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Different Agroindustrial Waste and Food Waste at Mesophilic Conditions

14/11/2025 - Mesophilic anaerobic co-digestion of eight distinct substrate mixtures of agroindustrial and food wastes was assessed to determine the most efficient waste mixture for maximizing hydrogen production....

Life cycle assessment of agro-industrial residues valorization processes to obtain phenolic-rich extracts

- IntroductionThe valorization of agrifood residues into phenolic-rich extracts represents a promising approach to reduce residues and recover resources within a circular economy framework.MethodsIn...

Waste to worth: bioplastic synthesis from lignocellulosic food waste in the age of the circular bioeconomy

- The amount of agroindustrial waste, often rich in lignocellulosic components, has increased in recent years due to population growth and the resulting increase in food consumption. Improper disposal...

Impact of vegetarian restaurant experiences on pro-environmental eating behaviors: a sustainable tourism perspective

- IntroductionThe rapid rise of vegetarian tourism mirrors the global expansion of the plant-based food market. Despite this trend, limited research has explored how vegetarian restaurants influence...

The Mediterranean Diet as a Model of Sustainability: Evidence-Based Insights into Health, Environment, and Culture

31/10/2025 - The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is globally recognized not only for its well-established benefits to human health but also for its potential as a sustainable dietary model from environmental...

Soluble Phosphate Additives Remodel Microbial Networks to Accelerate Organic Matter Transformation in Food Waste Composting

22/10/2025 - Phosphates were widely used in composting, but their impact on the degradation of organic matter transformation in food waste compost was not well known. In this study, Ca(H2PO4)2&middot;H2O...

A critical review of food waste and poultry manure anaerobic co-digestion: an eco-friendly valorization for sustainable waste management and biogas production

- Anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) has emerged as an effective technology for treating poultry manure (PM) and food waste (FW), converting these organic materials into valuable biogas and bio-fertilizers....

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