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Design and development of a unique shaft for composting of household organic waste
In the present context, solid waste management from the house level is necessary and useful for reducing the load on the municipal dumpsite....
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Insights into the management of food waste in develo** countries: with special reference to India
Up to one third of the food that is purposely grown for human sustenance is wasted and never consumed, with adverse consequences for the environment...
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Biomass Waste and Bioenergy Production: Challenges and Alternatives
Biomass waste utilization for bioenergy production has gained significant attention in recent years due to the increasing demand for renewable and...
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Food waste to resource recovery: a way of green advocacy
Due to the massive growth in population and urbanization, there has been a huge increase in the volume of food waste globally. The Food and...
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Conversion of food waste into energy and value-added products: a review
Food waste production reaches actually about 1.3 billion tonnes per year, corresponding to the emission of 3.3 billion tonnes equivalent of CO 2 , thus...
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Waste are in the limelight: cost-effective waste materials for sustainable solar desalination
Solar-based desalination is one of the sustainable methods of obtaining clean water from contaminated water. Recent advances in the production of...
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Food Waste—Introduction and Origin
Globally, 1.3 billion tons of food fit for human consumption have been estimated to be wasted or lost per year. Subsequently, a broad scope of...
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Urbanization and solid waste production: prospects and challenges
The increasing urban population and the restructuring of urban economies are the main aspects that determine urban development in the twenty-first...
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Urbanization and Benefit of Integration Circular Economy into Waste Management in Indonesia: A Review
Urbanization is a global problem but is more pronounced in develo** countries. Population growth in develo** countries is in line with population...
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Electricity production using food waste: a review
Conventional treatments of food waste such as incineration, landfilling, and composting require large land areas and induce contamination in air,...
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Treatment Options for Efficient Municipal Solid Waste Management
Municipal solid waste (MSW) quantities are growing rapidly all over the world and more so in countries where urban populations and economies are...
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Conversion and Utilization of Farm Agro-Waste to Sustainable Energy Production: A Waste to Wealth Approach
India’s economy relies heavily on agriculture, and the country’s favorable climate makes it possible to cultivate a wide variety of crops around the...
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Microbial accumulation of bioplastics from waste stream: recent advancements and applications
The demand for biodegradable and biocompatible polymers rises because of the environmentally hazardous property of petroleum-based plastic....
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Bioenergy Production from Vegetable and Fruit Waste
The continuous growth of the human population is leading to an increasing global demand for fuel. Alternate fuels are desirable to address the issues...
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Effect of Operating Parameters on Leachate Quantity and Quality Generated During Hydrolysis of Kitchen Waste
The global municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rate is 0.74 kg/capita/day, with an estimated annual waste generated to be 2.0 billion tonnes. It...
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Calcium oxide waste-based catalysts for biodiesel production and depollution: a review
Pollution, climate change and waste accumulation are critical societal issues calling for advanced methods to recycle matter and clean polluted...
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Reducing and Managing Food Waste: Challenges and Way Forward
The management of food waste (FWM) is a globally pervasive issue characterized by inherent risks. The issue of reducing food losses and food waste is...
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Waste Management Towards Achieving Environmental Sustainability: Some Perspectives
The chapter aims to provide an in-depth understanding of waste management system and also highlights the importance of waste management along with...
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Drivers of food waste generation and best practice towards sustainable food waste management in the hotel sector: a systematic review
The growing volumes of food globally are lost or wasted along the entire food chain. However, a high effort in investigating why food waste (FW)...
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Sustainable agriculture and soil enrichment through diverse organic vermicompost synthesized from different organic waste
This study investigates the potential of vermicompost, derived from five types of organic waste, collected from different sites at Kurukshetra...
