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R.N. Ratu ; I.D. Velescu ; F. Stoica ; A. Usturoi ; V.N. Arsenoaia ; I.C. Crivei ; A.N. Postolache ; F.D. Lipsa ; F. Filipov ; A.M. Florea ; M.A. Chitea ; I.S. Bruma |Every year, the global food industry produces a significant number of wastes and by-products from a variety of sources. By-products from the food-processing sector are produced in large quantities, and because of their undesirable qualities, the[...]Article
H. Rolker ; M. Eisler ; L. Cardenas ; M. Deeney ; T. Takahashi |Reduction of food waste in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) can provide multi-layered benefits for their sustainable development, through improved food security, enhanced income as well as the creation of environmentally friendly secondar[...]Article
B. Arru ; R. Furesi ; P. Pulina ; P. Sau ; F.A. Madau |Agriculture and the agri-food industry are central to fostering economic growth and the Sustainable Development Goals targets. However, to meet the worlds future development, it is necessary to make the agri-food system more resource-efficient[...]Article
S.M. Ayati ; E. Shekarian ; J. Majava ; B.V. Wæhrens |The integration of the concept of the circular economy (CE) within the supply chain is known as the circular supply chain (CSC). Although various articles have identified barriers to implementing CE, no comprehensive study has investigated the i[...]Article
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L.C. Lu ; S.-Y. Chiu ; Y.-H. Chiu ; T.-H. Chang |This study adopts the Modified Dynamic Three-stage Circular Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Model to explore food production, consumption, and waste recycling in 27 European countries from 2008 to 2016 and use food waste recycling as the circula[...]Article
F. Ciccullo ; M. Fabbri ; N. Abdelkafi ; M. Pero |Because the volume of food waste is increasing, actions are required to mitigate the environmental and social impact of food waste generation. This paper investigates the business models of 41 selected startups (technology and service providers)[...]Article
A. Muscolo ; F. Romeo ; F. Marra ; C. Mallamaci |This work was focused on recycling different typology of pollutant wastes (olive pomace and orange residues; municipal wastes and sulphur residue of hydrocarbon refining processes) with the triple objectives of limiting wastes in landfill, reduc[...]Article
Agriculture has become an essential sector in the economic growth of developing countries. Although food production at a large scale is the primary purpose, the residues are in some cases not fully exploited, representing environmental problems.[...]Article
Every year, after grape harvesting, high quantities of vine-canes are generated. Due to the high amount of bioactive compounds present in this woody material, several studies reported their potential to be used in different sustainable applicati[...]Article
The European Union has vowed to transition from a linear to a circular economy (CE). Many innovations, new business models, and policies have begun to emerge to support the push for further institutionalizing CE practices. A large portion of the[...]Article
People around the world pay increasingly more attention to health, social, environmental, and ethical issues. As a consequence, they seek value in food that is fresh, less processed, and sustainably sourced. The article presents an experimental [...]Article
The production of olive oil generates a huge amount of residues which must be adequately handled, which currently represents both an economic cost and an environmental concern. A possible solution which is under study is the use of such residues[...]Article
M. El Janati ; N. Akkal-Corfini ; A. Bouaziz ; A. Oukarroum ; P. Robin ; A. Sabri ; M. Chikhaoui ; Z. Thomas |Circular agriculture is an effective approach for the management of soil organic inputs that improves soil fertility and cropping system sustainability. We developed a cropping system typology and assessed effects of crop rotation, organic ferti[...]Article
C. Matthews ; F. Moran ; A.K. Jaiswal |In 2018, European Union adopted a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy as a part of their action plan for a circular economy. Sustainability is the underlying motivation behind the plastics strategy with a goal of addressing how [...]Ouvrage
Ce nest que tout récemment, avec lémergence de réflexions originales sur léconomie circulaire, que les chercheurs ont commencé à véritablement intégrer le « monde agricole » dans le jeu économique. Plus encore, léconomie circulaire fait de l[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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Research on food waste reduction suggests that solutions aimed at reducing waste early in the consumption cycle are the most impactful. Based on this premise, food research labs and food manufacturers have started creating and selling foods made[...]Article
Notre étude sinscrit dans le cadre dun projet de recherche, Smart, qui sintéresse globalement à la mise en place dun système déconomie circulaire autour dune innovation environnementale : les films de semi-forçage en plastique recyclé. Un [...]Article
Agro-food networks are characterized by complex material exchanges among farms, processors, consumers, and waste managers involved in fertilization, food, feed and bioenergy production. Better coordination of material exchanges at the local scal[...]Article
This study aimed at exploring the frequency of use and perceived benefits of application of organic matter to the soil in a group of Italian farmers, investigating also the preferred sources of information, to identify potential interventions to[...]Rapport, Expertise, Working Paper
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C. Sassanelli ; P. Rosa ; R. Rocca ; S. Terzi |The depletion of resources and the downgrading of the environment, driven by globalization and consumerism phenomena, is worldwide pushing the interest on the Circular Economy (CE) concept. Supposed to substitute the end-of-life notion with rest[...]Article
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The circular economy literature lacks unambiguous definitions. We argue that a convenient solution to this problem consists of defining the circular economy as a function of a metric, departing from a well-defined material flow and value system.[...]Article
La ville recèle de ressources aujourdhui trop peu exploitées à des fins de production agricole. Cest en simmergeant dans les flux urbains que de nouveaux acteurs agricoles apparaissent en ville et en périphérie. Les projets dagriculture urba[...]Ouvrage
Peut-on mesurer la durabilité écologique dune nation de manière claire et synthétique ? Est-il possible, à linstar du PIB, de résumer une réalité aussi complexe en un seul chiffre ? Cest pour répondre à ces questions que lempreinte écologiqu[...]Article
T.A. Toop ; S. Ward ; T. Oldfield ; M. Hull ; M.E. Kirby ; M.K. Theodorou |Continuing population growth and increasing consumption are driving global food demand, with agricultural activity expanding to keep pace. The modern agricultural system is wasteful, with Europe generating some 700 million tonnes of agrifood (ag[...]Ouvrage
C. Arnsperger ; D. Bourg | Paris [France] : Presses Universitaires de France | L'Ecologie en Questions, ISSN 2266-3312 | 2017Il faut bien le constater, la transition numérique mondiale saccélère tandis que la transition écologique, au mieux, marque le pas. Cette situation ne sera pas longtemps soutenable. Il importe de se donner le plus rapidement possible un objecti[...]