Future industrial developments focused on valorisation of food waste should be
based on robust accounting of available quantities, analysis of techno-economic
potential coupled with life cycle based environmental assessment of benefits and
burdens.
References
1. European Commission (EC), Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe
Communication from the Commission, COM (2012) 60.
2. Ronzon T, Lusser M, Klinkenberg M (ed.), Landa L, Sanchez Lopez J (ed.), M’Barek R,
Hadjamu G (ed.), Belward A (ed.), Camia A (ed.), Giuntoli J, Cristobal J, Parisi C, Ferrari E,
Marelli L, Torres de Matos C, Gomez Barbero M, Rodriguez Cerezo E, Bioeconomy Report
2016. JRC Scientific and Policy Report, 2017.
3. Mahro B, Timm M, Potential of biowaste from the food industry as a biomass resource,
Engineering in Life Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2007, pp. 457–468.
4. Mohan S.V, Nikhil G.N, Chiranjeevi P, Reddy C.N, Rohit M.V, Kumar A.N, Sarkar O, Waste
biorefinery models towards sustainable circular bioeconomy: critical review and future
perspectives, Bioresource technology, Vol. 215, 2016, pp. 2–12.
5. Pleissner D, Qi Q, Gao C, Rivero C.P, Webb C, Lin C.S.K, Venus J, Valorization of organic
residues for the production of added value chemicals: a contribution to the bio-based
economy, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 116, 2016, pp. 3–16.
6. European Parliament, Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC.
7. Ronzon T, Santini F, M’Barek R, The Bioeconomy in the European Union in numbers – Facts
and figures on biomass, turnover and employment, European Commission, Joint Research
Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Spain, 2015.
8. European Commission (EC), Biofuels in the European Union – A vision for 2030 and
beyond, 2006.
9. European Bioplastics, Nova Institute, Bioplastics market data, 2016.
10. Ladu L, Quitzow R, Bio-Based Economy: Policy Framework and Foresight Thinking,
Springer International Publishing, 2017.
11. European Commission (EC), Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy,
COM (2015) 0614.
12. Isikgor F.H, Becer C.R, Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of
bio-based chemicals and polymers. Polymer Chemistry, Vol 6 (25), 20015, pp. 4497–4559.
13. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Global food losses and food
waste – Extent, causes and prevention, 2011.
14. European Commission (EC), Measuring progress towards circular economy in the European
Union – Key indicators for a monitoring framework, SWD (2018) 17 final.
15. Mirabella N, Castellani V, Sala S, Current options for the valorization of food manufacturing
waste: a review. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 65, 2014, pp. 28–41.
16. Monier V, Mudgal S, Escalon V, O’Connor C, Gibon T, Anderson G, Morton G, Preparatory
study on food waste across EU 27, Report for the European Commission [DG ENV—
Directorate C], 2010.
17. Tostivint C, Östergren K, Quested T, Soethoudt J.M, Stenmarck A, Svanes E, O’Connor C,
Food waste quantification manual to monitor food waste amounts and progression, 2016.
18. Girotto F, Alibardi L, Cossu R, Food waste generation and industrial uses: a review, Waste
Management, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 32–41.
19. Tuck C, Pérez E, Horváth I.T, Sheldon R.A, Poliakoff M, Valorization of Biomass: Deriving
More Value from Waste, Science, Vol. 337, 2012, pp. 695–699.
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based on robust accounting of available quantities, analysis of techno-economic
potential coupled with life cycle based environmental assessment of benefits and
burdens.
References
1. European Commission (EC), Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe
Communication from the Commission, COM (2012) 60.
2. Ronzon T, Lusser M, Klinkenberg M (ed.), Landa L, Sanchez Lopez J (ed.), M’Barek R,
Hadjamu G (ed.), Belward A (ed.), Camia A (ed.), Giuntoli J, Cristobal J, Parisi C, Ferrari E,
Marelli L, Torres de Matos C, Gomez Barbero M, Rodriguez Cerezo E, Bioeconomy Report
2016. JRC Scientific and Policy Report, 2017.
3. Mahro B, Timm M, Potential of biowaste from the food industry as a biomass resource,
Engineering in Life Science, Vol. 7, No. 5, 2007, pp. 457–468.
4. Mohan S.V, Nikhil G.N, Chiranjeevi P, Reddy C.N, Rohit M.V, Kumar A.N, Sarkar O, Waste
biorefinery models towards sustainable circular bioeconomy: critical review and future
perspectives, Bioresource technology, Vol. 215, 2016, pp. 2–12.
5. Pleissner D, Qi Q, Gao C, Rivero C.P, Webb C, Lin C.S.K, Venus J, Valorization of organic
residues for the production of added value chemicals: a contribution to the bio-based
economy, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 116, 2016, pp. 3–16.
6. European Parliament, Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, DIRECTIVE 2008/98/EC.
7. Ronzon T, Santini F, M’Barek R, The Bioeconomy in the European Union in numbers – Facts
and figures on biomass, turnover and employment, European Commission, Joint Research
Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Spain, 2015.
8. European Commission (EC), Biofuels in the European Union – A vision for 2030 and
beyond, 2006.
9. European Bioplastics, Nova Institute, Bioplastics market data, 2016.
10. Ladu L, Quitzow R, Bio-Based Economy: Policy Framework and Foresight Thinking,
Springer International Publishing, 2017.
11. European Commission (EC), Closing the loop – An EU action plan for the Circular Economy,
COM (2015) 0614.
12. Isikgor F.H, Becer C.R, Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of
bio-based chemicals and polymers. Polymer Chemistry, Vol 6 (25), 20015, pp. 4497–4559.
13. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Global food losses and food
waste – Extent, causes and prevention, 2011.
14. European Commission (EC), Measuring progress towards circular economy in the European
Union – Key indicators for a monitoring framework, SWD (2018) 17 final.
15. Mirabella N, Castellani V, Sala S, Current options for the valorization of food manufacturing
waste: a review. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 65, 2014, pp. 28–41.
16. Monier V, Mudgal S, Escalon V, O’Connor C, Gibon T, Anderson G, Morton G, Preparatory
study on food waste across EU 27, Report for the European Commission [DG ENV—
Directorate C], 2010.
17. Tostivint C, Östergren K, Quested T, Soethoudt J.M, Stenmarck A, Svanes E, O’Connor C,
Food waste quantification manual to monitor food waste amounts and progression, 2016.
18. Girotto F, Alibardi L, Cossu R, Food waste generation and industrial uses: a review, Waste
Management, Vol. 45, 2015, pp. 32–41.
19. Tuck C, Pérez E, Horváth I.T, Sheldon R.A, Poliakoff M, Valorization of Biomass: Deriving
More Value from Waste, Science, Vol. 337, 2012, pp. 695–699.
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S. Corrado and S. Sala