Abstract
This paper presents a methodology and the results of compositional analysis of food waste from Danish families living in single-family houses. Residual household waste was sampled and manually sorted from 211 single-family houses in the suburb of Copenhagen. The main fractions contributing to the household food waste were avoidable vegetable food waste and non-avoidable vegetable food waste. Statistical analysis found a positive linear relationship between household size and the amount of the household food waste.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2013 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Event | Sardinia 2013 - 14th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium - Cagliari, Italy Duration: 30 Sep 2013 → 4 Oct 2013 http://www.sardiniasymposium.it/ |
Conference
| Conference | Sardinia 2013 - 14th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Cagliari |
| Period | 30/09/2013 → 04/10/2013 |
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Cite this
Edjabou, V. M. E., Petersen, C., Scheutz, C., & Astrup, T. F. (2013). Characterization of household food waste in Denmark. Paper presented at Sardinia 2013 - 14th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.