Towards circular economy in the agri-food sector. A systematic literature review

B Esposito, MR Sessa, D Sica, O Malandrino - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, the unsustainability of the current economic model, based on the so-
called take-make-dispose paradigm, has emerged. In particular, the agro-food sector (AFS) …

Life-cycle and environmental impact assessments on processing of plant fibres and its bio-composites: A critical review

M Ramesh, C Deepa, LR Kumar… - Journal of Industrial …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
From the beginning of humanity, our generation has been on the edge of finding suitable
solutions to increase the product's life-cycle and reduce the environmental impact of the …

Updating the mediterranean diet pyramid towards sustainability: Focus on environmental concerns

L Serra-Majem, L Tomaino, S Dernini, EM Berry… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Nowadays the food production, supply and consumption chain represent a
major cause of ecological pressure on the natural environment, and diet links worldwide …

Environmental impact of food waste bioconversion by insects: application of life cycle assessment to process using Hermetia illucens

R Salomone, G Saija, G Mondello, A Giannetto… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Food waste management strategies are mainly focused on waste minimization, but the
search for new solutions to waste valorization is also a viable and potentially advantageous …

Toward a framework for selecting indicators of measuring sustainability and circular economy in the agri-food sector: a systematic literature review

C Silvestri, L Silvestri, M Piccarozzi… - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The implementation of sustainability and circular economy (CE) models in agri-food
production can promote resource efficiency, reduce environmental burdens, and ensure …

A survey of the life cycle assessment of food supply chains

P Vidergar, M Perc, RK Lukman - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Food supply chains have substantial impacts on our environment, using large amounts of
fossil fuel and other non-renewable resources, as well as water and land. Food supply …

Olive leaf waste management

J Espeso, A Isaza, JY Lee, PM Sörensen… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Olive trees are the oldest known cultivated trees in the world and present-day cultivation is
widespread, with an estimated magnitude of 9 million hectares worldwide. As the olive oil …

Circular economy paths in the olive oil industry: a Life Cycle Assessment look into environmental performance and benefits

A Ncube, G Fiorentino, C Panfilo, M De Falco… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose The olive oil sector in Italy has a significant socio-economic, environmental, and
cultural relevance. However, the environmental impacts of production and consumption …

Evaluation of sustainable innovations in olive growing systems: A Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment case study in southern Italy

AI De Luca, G Falcone, T Stillitano, N Iofrida… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Innovations are increasingly needed by companies to engage in new market
competitiveness. Conscientious consumers are demanding sustainable products and …

Territorial Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): What exactly is it about? A proposal towards using a common terminology and a research agenda

E Loiseau, L Aissani, S Le Féon, F Laurent… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Evaluating holistically environmental impacts of land planning policies implies to take into
account several aspects, intimately related both to territorial features and to production …