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| Personal Name | Catolico, Ignacio Luigi C. |
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| Resource Title | Assessment of Food Waste Management Techniques of Food-Service Establishments in the University of the Philippines Diliman; Current Techniques and Possible Options |
| Date Issued | 03 January 2020 |
| Abstract | The increasing amount of food waste has detrimental effects to the environment and the economy. Various food waste management techniques aim to reduce the amount of food waste and mitigate its adverse effects. College and university campuses are good sites to study food waste management as they are in the proximity of researchers and they generate their own food waste profiles. This study aimed to assess the food waste management techniques of food-service establishments in the University of the Philippines Diliman. Recommendations for appropriate food waste management techniques were then formulated from the data obtained. A food waste audit was done in three food-service establishments in the campus. Food waste was classified into kitchen waste and plate waste; plate wastes were further categorized into avoidable and unavoidable. The amount of each type of food waste generated in the sites were measured. The amount of food waste diverted for other uses were also measured. Interviews with the establishments regarding their food waste management were conducted. Interviews were also done with waste management departments that have jurisdiction over the campus. For all three establishments, kitchen wastes were the most generated type of food waste, with avoidable plate wastes in second, and unavoidable plate wastes as the least generated. It was found, however, that all kitchen wastes were unavoidable kitchen wastes (e.g. peels, bones, stems). This is due to safe and effective practices employed by the establishments with regards to handling and storage of food. It was also found that of the total 247.9kg of food waste generated during the audit, only 23.8 kg are diverted as animal feed, with the rest of the wastes collected by the local government’s trucks for landfilling. Through the interviews, it was found that possible methods for food waste management include food banks, utilization of food waste as animal feed, anaerobic digestion, and |
| Degree Course | BS Food Technology |
| Language | Filipino; English |
| Keyword | food waste management; Food waste--Philippines; food establishments; food; Refuse and refuse disposal--Philippines; Food service--Philippines |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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