Handbook of sustainability for the food sciences
Many books on sustainability that have emerged in the last decade have been written for agricultural systems, communities, and business in general. This handbook presents the concept of sustainability as adapted to the food industry
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Chichester, West Sussex :
Wiley-Blackwell ,
c2012
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction to sustainability
- 2. Sustainability and the environment
- 3. The environmental impact of the food supply chain
- 4. Impact assessment and intensity metrics
- 5. Improving efficiency
- 6. Innovating technology
- 7. Environmental claims and reporting
- 8. Air emissions
- 9. Water and wastewater
- 10. Solid waste
- 11. Energy
- 12. Packaging
- 13. Transportation
- 14. A biobased economy
- 15. Conclusions