Food loss and waste occur for many reasons, from crop processing to household leftovers.
Even though some waste generation is unavoidable, a considerable amount is due to …

Plastic and mixed plastic waste (PW) has received increased worldwide attention owing to
its huge rate of production, high persistency in the environment, and unsustainable waste …

Although plastics emissions pose hazards to ecosystem quality, life cycle assessment (LCA)
methodologies do not yet include quantification of the potential impacts of plastic leakage …

The agri-food sector is one of the key sectors where the action is needed to ensure the
transition to a more sustainable development model in line with the principles of the circular …

Starch, a naturally abundant and biodegradable material, holds great potential for
sustainable applications but this potential is often limited by its inherent mechanical …

Plastic grocery bags are one of the most ubiquitous single-use packaging products.
Recently,'eco-friendly'options of plastic grocery bags have gained traction such as kraft …

To integrate plastic packaging into circular economy models, end-of-life (EoL) management
is attracting increasing attention. The integration of plastic products into a circular economy …

There is a considerable knowledge gap regarding the long-term fate of plastics in the
environment. Acknowledging this gap, in the context of life cycle assessment methods, is …

The use of intensive high-yield agricultural systems has proved to be a feasible alternative to
traditional systems as they able to meet the objective of guaranteeing long-term …

Plastic packaging recycling has gained momentum as it can improve the circularity of this
typical linear product. However, reuse ranks as a preferred strategy over recycling because …