| Title | Food waste in the United States: A contributing factor toward environmental instability |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 68695 |
| Authors | Hickey, ME; Ozbay, G |
| Title | Food waste in the United States: A contributing factor toward environmental instability |
| Year | 2014 |
| Published | |
| Abstract | The world's population continues to increase at record rates along with corresponding nutritional needs and related agricultural consequences. In the United States, food waste levels serve as dominant components of land-fill masses, oil and freshwater waste, methane and CO2 emissions, damage to wildlife ecosystems, and substantial financial losses. Agricultural effects on the environment were investigated through various research studies, referenced in this document, and efforts made toward food waste recycling were discussed as noteworthy models concerning improvements in sustainable agricultural practices. Food waste levels in the United States can be traced as faults of consumers, agricultural businesses, as well as federal legislation and there is an evident need for reform to maintain consumer health, viable foreign affairs, and environmental sustainability. Present agricultural practices are intense and rapid, increasing the risk of soil infertility and commercial alterations in production yields; repercussions well documented in neighboring nations. Experts argue that food waste in developed countries damages food availability around the world and, based on current agricultural practices and production, there is debate concerning the earth's sustainability of the human population in coming generations. This article delineates the extent to which food waste in the United States serves as an integral factor toward environmental instability on a global scale with emphasis on the critical capacity of public reception of the content discussed herein. |
| https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2014.00051/pdf |
Similar Articles
| ID | Score | Article |
|---|---|---|
12395
|
Urugo, MM; Teka, TA; Gemede, HF; Mersha, S; Tessema, A; Woldemariam, HW; Admassu, H A comprehensive review of current approaches on food waste reduction strategies(2024)Comprehensive Reviews In Food Science And Food Safety, 23.0, 5 | |
| 1531
|
Ryen, EG; Babbitt, CW The role of US policy in advancing circular economy solutions for wasted food(2022) | |
| 19236
|
Varjani, S; Vyas, S; Su, JJ; Siddiqui, MA; Qin, ZH; Miao, YH; Liu, ZY; Ethiraj, S; Mou, JH; Lin, CSK Nexus of food waste and climate change framework: Unravelling the links between impacts, projections, and emissions(2024) | |
| 2988
|
Baybars, M; Keskin, FD; Kazançoglu, I; Kazançoglu, Y Decoding the Nexus: A Bibliometric Review on Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Consumer Food Waste (2024)Sustainability, 16, 11 | |
| 12408
|
Dong, WQ; Armstrong, K; Jin, MZ; Nimbalkar, S; Guo, W; Zhuang, J; Cresko, J A framework to quantify mass flow and assess food loss and waste in the US food supply chain(2022)Communications Earth & Environment, 3.0, 1 | |
| 28918
|
Teigiserova, DA; Hamelin, L; Thomsen, M Towards transparent valorization of food surplus, waste and loss: Clarifying definitions, food waste hierarchy, and role in the circular economy(2020) | |
| 12598
|
Mokrane, S; Buonocore, E; Capone, R; Franzese, PP Exploring the Global Scientific Literature on Food Waste and Loss(2023)Sustainability, 15.0, 6 | |
| 23079
|
Garske, B; Heyl, K; Ekardt, F; Weber, LM; Gradzka, W Challenges of Food Waste Governance: An Assessment of European Legislation on Food Waste and Recommendations for Improvement by Economic Instruments(2020)Land, 9, 7 | |
| 6631
|
Adedeji, AA Agri-Food Waste Reduction And Utilization: A Sustainability Perspective(2022)Journal Of The Asabe, 65, 2 | |
| 27182
|
Duque-Acevedo, M; Belmonte-Ureña, LJ; Cortés-García, FJ; Camacho-Ferre, F Agricultural waste: Review of the evolution, approaches and perspectives on alternative uses(2020) |