Regionalized strategies for food loss and waste management in Spain under a Life Cycle thinking approach

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 FL...

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Autores: Hoehn Capracci, Daniel|||0000-0002-9842-7728, Laso Cortabitarte, Jara|||0000-0003-4442-6786, Cristóbal García, Jorge|||0000-0003-1872-4288, Ruiz Salmón, Israel|||0000-0001-7058-605X, Butnar, Isabela, Borrion, Aiduan, Bala Gala, Alba, Fullana i Palmer, Pere, Vázquez Rowe, Ian, Aldaco García, Rubén|||0000-0001-6216-7031, Margallo Blanco, María|||0000-0003-0305-5931
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/20941
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/20941
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aerobic composting
Anaerobic digestion
Food loss and waste
Thermal treatment
Life cycle assessment
Paris agreement
Regionalization
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Sumario: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 di erent 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.

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