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A sustainable management model to reduce food loss and waste in agro-processing industries

Published:2024-08-20 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1556-3758
Container-title:International Journal of Food Engineering
language:en
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Author:

Silvestri Bartolomeo¹,Facchini Francesco¹,Digiesi Salvatore¹,Ranieri Luigi²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management , 18951 Polytechnic University of Bari , Bari , Italy

2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Libera Università Mediterranea “Giuseppe Degennaro” (LUM University), Bari , Italy

Abstract

Abstract Agri-food processing industries generate a significant amount of food waste during different stages of processing. Sustainable food loss and waste (FLW) management aims to reduce, reuse, and recover the waste generated. To successfully implement strategies capable of pursuing these goals there is the need to connect agri-food processing industries with possible stakeholders in the use of waste generated. Primary processing centres are an example of industries that generate waste from the processing of fruits and vegetables. A model able to increase the environmental, economic, and social benefits of FLW reuse with appropriate strategies is proposed in this study. It is based on a multicriteria decision-making approach and a business-to-business web platform to support decision makers in identifying the best FLW management strategies from a quantity reduction and/or sustainability maximization perspective. Numerical simulations highlight the effectiveness of the model in identifying the best FLW management strategies within a panel of alternatives.

Funder

GIFTS project

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/ijfe-2023-0050/pdf

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