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AuthorPatel, Shivalee
AuthorDora, Manoj
AuthorHahladakis, John N.
AuthorIacovidou, Eleni
Available date2021-03-02T06:27:55Z
Publication Date2021-01-30
Publication NameWaste Management and Research
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734242X20983427
CitationPatel S, Dora M, Hahladakis JN, Iacovidou E. Opportunities, challenges and trade-offs with decreasing avoidable food waste in the UK. Waste Management & Research. 2021;39(3):473-488. doi:10.1177/0734242X20983427
ISSN0734242X
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/17849
AbstractThe Author(s) 2021. Around 6 million tonnes of edible food are being wasted (post-farm gate) in the UK each year. This fraction of edible wasted food is known as avoidable food waste. In a circular economy food is a valuable resource that must be captured at all stages of the food supply chain and, where possible, redistributed for consumption. This can prevent avoidable food waste generation, and dissipation of food’s multidimensional value that spans environmental, economic, social, technical and political/organisational impacts. While the importance and benefits of surplus food redistribution have been well documented in the global literature, there are still barriers that prevent perfectly edible food from being wasted. This study looks at the main stages of the food supply chain, and amasses the opportunities, challenges and trade-offs associated with surplus food redistribution to the UK economy. It highlights points in the food system where interventions can be made, to improve food’s circularity and sustainability potential. Stakeholder interrelations, regulatory and socio-economic aspects are discussed in relation to their influence on decreasing avoidable food waste. The main output from this work is a diagrammatic depiction of where challenges and trade-offs occur along the food supply chain, and how policy and socio-economic reforms are needed to maximise avoidable food waste prevention, and the surplus avoidable food redistribution in the food supply chain for social benefit.
Languageen
PublisherSAGE Publications
Subjectfood donations
food redistribution
food supply chain
Food waste
surplus food
sustainability
TitleOpportunities, challenges and trade-offs with decreasing avoidable food waste in the UK
TypeArticle
Pagination473-488
Issue Number3
Volume Number39
dc.accessType Open Access


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