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Preface; Sec1; Contents; Sustainability Assessment; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 2 Cutting Through the Challenge of Improving the Consumer Experience of Foods by Enabling the Preparation of Sustainable Meals and the Reduction of Food Waste; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Need for a New Approach in Creating Resource Efficient Food Supply Chains; 2.3 The Six Function Model Approach to Assessing Food Use; 2.4 Testing the Six Function Model; 2.5 Benchmarking Meals with the Six Function Model; 2.6 The FMCG Supply Chain Challenge; References.
3 The Economic Case for the Circular Economy: From Food Waste to ResourceAbstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methodology; 3.3 Results; 3.3.1 The Reference Scenario; 3.3.2 First Circular Economy Scenario (CES 1); 3.3.3 Second Circular Economy Scenario (CES 2); 3.3.4 Third Circular Economy Scenario (CES 3); 3.3.5 Fourth Circular Economy Scenario (CES 4); 3.4 Conclusion; References; 4 Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Meat Products Through Food Waste Reduction. A Framework for a Sustainability Assessment Approach; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Scope and Statistical Overview of Food Waste.
4.2.1 Definitions4.2.2 Meat Production and Meat Waste; 4.2.3 Food Waste in Austria; 4.3 Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) Procedure; 4.3.1 Scenarios; 4.3.2 System Boundaries; 4.3.3 Indicators; 4.3.3.1 Reduction of Slaughtering (Ind01); 4.3.3.2 Reduction in Feed Importation (Ind02); 4.3.3.3 Reductions of CH4- and N2O-Emissions (Ind03); 4.3.3.4 Reductions of Water Consumption in Meat Production (Ind04); 4.3.3.5 Reduction of Waste Water from Slaughterhouses (Ind05); 4.3.3.6 Reduction of Energy Input Along the FSC (Ind06); 4.4 Assessment of Indicators; 4.5 Discussion; 4.6 Conclusion.
Annex: Overview of SIA Indicators and Their Values for Austria for BAU and RED ScenariosReferences; 5 Fodder Legumes for Green Biorefineries: A Perspective for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Circular Economy in 3rd Generation Biorefineries; 5.3 Methods; 5.3.1 Biomass Potential from Grasslands in the Federal State of Brandenburg (Germany); 5.3.2 Fodder Legumes as Feedstock for the Green Biorefinery; 5.3.3 The Economic Viability of Fodder Legume Cultivation for Green Biorefineries; 5.4 Sustainability of Feedstock in the Value Chain.
5.4.1 Sustainable Biomass Supply from Grasslands5.4.2 Sustainability of Fodder Legumes; 5.5 Sustainability of Products in the Value Chain; 5.6 Fodder Legumes as Feedstock for Green Biorefineries; 5.6.1 The Feasibility Aspect; 5.6.2 The Economic Viability; 5.7 Conclusions; References; 6 Municipal Waste Treatment, Technological Scale up and Commercial Exploitation: The Case of Bio-waste Lignin to Soluble Lignin-like Polymers; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 State of the Art of Bio-waste Management Technology: Environmental and Economic Aspects; 6.2.1 Environmental Problems.
3 The Economic Case for the Circular Economy: From Food Waste to ResourceAbstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Methodology; 3.3 Results; 3.3.1 The Reference Scenario; 3.3.2 First Circular Economy Scenario (CES 1); 3.3.3 Second Circular Economy Scenario (CES 2); 3.3.4 Third Circular Economy Scenario (CES 3); 3.3.5 Fourth Circular Economy Scenario (CES 4); 3.4 Conclusion; References; 4 Decreasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Meat Products Through Food Waste Reduction. A Framework for a Sustainability Assessment Approach; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Scope and Statistical Overview of Food Waste.
4.2.1 Definitions4.2.2 Meat Production and Meat Waste; 4.2.3 Food Waste in Austria; 4.3 Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) Procedure; 4.3.1 Scenarios; 4.3.2 System Boundaries; 4.3.3 Indicators; 4.3.3.1 Reduction of Slaughtering (Ind01); 4.3.3.2 Reduction in Feed Importation (Ind02); 4.3.3.3 Reductions of CH4- and N2O-Emissions (Ind03); 4.3.3.4 Reductions of Water Consumption in Meat Production (Ind04); 4.3.3.5 Reduction of Waste Water from Slaughterhouses (Ind05); 4.3.3.6 Reduction of Energy Input Along the FSC (Ind06); 4.4 Assessment of Indicators; 4.5 Discussion; 4.6 Conclusion.
Annex: Overview of SIA Indicators and Their Values for Austria for BAU and RED ScenariosReferences; 5 Fodder Legumes for Green Biorefineries: A Perspective for Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Circular Economy in 3rd Generation Biorefineries; 5.3 Methods; 5.3.1 Biomass Potential from Grasslands in the Federal State of Brandenburg (Germany); 5.3.2 Fodder Legumes as Feedstock for the Green Biorefinery; 5.3.3 The Economic Viability of Fodder Legume Cultivation for Green Biorefineries; 5.4 Sustainability of Feedstock in the Value Chain.
5.4.1 Sustainable Biomass Supply from Grasslands5.4.2 Sustainability of Fodder Legumes; 5.5 Sustainability of Products in the Value Chain; 5.6 Fodder Legumes as Feedstock for Green Biorefineries; 5.6.1 The Feasibility Aspect; 5.6.2 The Economic Viability; 5.7 Conclusions; References; 6 Municipal Waste Treatment, Technological Scale up and Commercial Exploitation: The Case of Bio-waste Lignin to Soluble Lignin-like Polymers; Abstract; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 State of the Art of Bio-waste Management Technology: Environmental and Economic Aspects; 6.2.1 Environmental Problems.