Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • 2 School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Department of Agro-Industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
  • 3 School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Electronic address: carollin@cityu.edu.hk
Bioresour Technol, 2018 Jan;248(Pt A):100-112.
PMID: 28662903 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.076

Abstract

Staggering amounts of food waste are being generated in Asia by means of agricultural processing, food transportation and storage, and human food consumption activities. This along with the recent sustainable development goals of food security, environmental protection, and energy efficiency are the key drivers for food waste valorization. The aim of this review is to provide an insight on the latest trends in food waste valorization in Asian countries such as India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Landfilling, incineration, and composting are the first-generation food waste processing technologies. The advancement of valorisation alternatives to tackle the food waste issue is the focus of this review. Furthermore, a series of examples of key food waste valorization schemes in this Asian region as case studies to demonstrate the advancement in bioconversions in these countries are described. Finally, important legislation aspects for food waste disposal in these Asian countries are also reported.

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