Currently, 40% of food produced in the US is never eaten, leading to lost resources,
economic costs, decreased food security, and the wasted food itself, which has immense …

Food waste is a growing global issue with widespread environmental, economic, and social
impacts. Households are both a major driver of waste generation and a key enabler of …

Food waste valorization is a hot topic due to the cornucopia of waste generated and the
ensuing detrimental environmental effects. Food is lost or wasted in a variety of means on its …

Food waste has recently gained much worldwide interest due to its influence on the
environment, economy and society. Gathering and recycling of food waste is the essential …

The minimization of landfill deposition of waste containing biological components represents
a big problem, especially in built-up residential areas. The main problem of biologically …

Food waste (FW), a significant component of municipal solid waste (MSW), exhibits notable
spatiotemporal fluctuations and environmental impacts, especially in megacities. To enable …

Disposing food waste in landfills leads to significant greenhouse gas emissions and lost
economic and environmental resources, motivating the need for alternative treatment …

There is an increase in the amount of resource use due to the rise in population,
urbanization, and industrialization. Also, the amount of waste increases due to an increase …

This paper deals with a real stochastic infectious healthcare waste (IHW) collection problem.
The waste was collected from all hospitals in the governorate of Sfax (Tunisia) to an …

An estimated 35.3 million tons of food waste are landfilled each year in the United States,
causing negative environmental, economic, and social impacts and almost half of that waste …