A life cycle approach to the management of household food waste – A Swedish full-scale case study

► The comparison of three different methods for management of household food waste show that anaerobic digestion provides greater environmental benefits in relation to global warming potential, acidification and ozone depilation compared to incineration and composting of food waste. Use of produced...

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Published in:	Waste management (Elmsford) Vol. 31; no. 8; pp. 1879 - 1896
Main Authors:	Bernstad, A., la Cour Jansen, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2011 Elsevier
Subjects:	09 BIOMASS FUELS ACIDIFICATION Aerobiosis ALKANES ANAEROBIC DIGESTION Anaerobiosis Applied sciences BIOCONVERSION Biodegradation, Environmental biofertilizers Biofuels biogas biological treatment CARBON COMPOUNDS CARBON DIOXIDE Carbon Footprint CARBON OXIDES CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS case studies CHALCOGENIDES Chemical Engineering CLIMATIC CHANGE COAL COMPOSTING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DIGESTION electricity emissions energy ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUBSTITUTION Energy-Generating Resources Engineering and Technology environmental impact ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EUROPE Exact sciences and technology FERTILIZERS food waste FOSSIL FUELS FUELS Garbage General treatment and storage processes GREENHOUSE EFFECT HOUSEHOLDS HYDROCARBONS Incineration Kemiteknik LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT MATERIALS METHANE MUNICIPAL WASTES NUTRIENTS ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ORGANIC POLYMERS Other wastes and particular components of wastes OXIDES OXYGEN COMPOUNDS OZONE PETROCHEMICALS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS plastic bags PLASTICS Pollution POLYMERS POWER GENERATION PROCESSING Refuse Disposal - methods SCANDINAVIA SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Soil SWEDEN SYNTHETIC MATERIALS Teknik Transportation Urban and domestic wastes WASTE MANAGEMENT WASTE PROCESSING WASTES WESTERN EUROPE Sweden Life cycle (environment) Carbon dioxide Acidification Biogas Paper bag Aerobe Pollutant emission Anaerobic digestion Food waste Waste management Transport process Composting Incineration Anaerobe Environment impact Biological treatment Domestic refuse
ISSN:	0956-053X, 1879-2456, 1879-2456
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