Sökning: "waste quantities and composition"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 14 uppsatser innehållade orden waste quantities and composition.

  1. 1. Investigating food waste composition in school catering with focus on carbon footprint

    Kandidat-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Författare :Runa Halvarsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :waste composition analysis; plate waste; climate impact; elementary schools; canteens;

    Sammanfattning : Food waste has a great impact on the environment and generates approximately 3.3 giga tonnes of CO2-eq annually. The SDG 12.3 set by the UN, to halve the global per capita food waste by 2030, is one of the measures that strives to combat this problem. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Quantifying household food waste : a comparison between methods

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Författare :Sophie Jakobsson; Amanda Sjölund; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Smart bins; questionnaire; waste composition analysis; sustainable food systems;

    Sammanfattning : Having significant impacts on the environment, societies, and economies all over the world, the global food system is linked to many challenges related to sustainable development. Food waste constitutes one problem area within the food system where approximately one-third of all food produced gets lost or wasted along the supply chain. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Potential of Reducing Carbon Footprint Through Improved Sorting

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Fredrika Olsson; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Waste composition analysis; life cycle analysis; carbon footprint; residual waste; food waste; plastic packaging; Plockanalys; livscykelanalys; klimatavtryck; restavfall; matavfall; plastförpackningar;

    Sammanfattning : Almost five million tonnes of household waste was generated in Sweden in 2018, half of which was residual waste sent for incineration with energy recovery. For materials that can not be recycled or biologically treated, incineration with energy recovery is considered a preferred management option. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Pyrolysis of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Plastics for Energy and Material Recovery

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Energiteknik

    Författare :Ioannis Asvestas; [2018]
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    Sammanfattning : The society is striving to tackle the over-extraction of Earth´s resources due to the ongoing population rise. The increased needs of energy and material resources leads to a growing volume of materials waste, which include a variety of dangerous pollutants among them. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Pyrolysis of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Plastics for Energy and Material Recovery

    Master-uppsats, KTH/Energi- och ugnsteknik

    Författare :Ioannis Asvestas; [2018]
    Nyckelord :pyrolysis; energy; electrical and electronic waste; polymers; plastics; materials; recovery;

    Sammanfattning : The society is striving to tackle the over-extraction of Earth’s resources due to the ongoing population rise. The increased needs of energy and material resources leads to a growing volume of materials waste, which include a variety of dangerous pollutants among them. LÄS MER