Reducing and recycling food and garden waste to boost Europe's circular economy

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	Reducing and recycling food and garden waste to boost Europe's circular economy
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	2020-06-17
发布年	2020
语种	英语
国家	欧洲
领域	资源环境
正文(英文)	Bio-waste is one of the key waste streams in Europe and holds great potential for the circular economy. According to the European Environment Agency’s new assessment, reducing and using bio-waste could cut emissions, improve soils and provide energy. Recycling bio-waste is also key for meeting the European Union’s target to recycle 65 % of municipal waste by 2035. The EEA report ‘Bio-waste in Europe — turning challenges into opportunities’ analyses the state of play and potential for this waste stream, which is largely composed of food and garden waste. 173 Kg food waste per EU citizen per year Bio-waste is the largest component (34 %) of all municipal waste in Europe and about 60 % of this bio-waste is food waste. Along the entire value chain, food waste amounts to about 173 kilograms per EU citizen per year, corresponding to about one fifth of all food that is produced. Preventing food waste could considerably lessen environmental impacts from food production, processing and transport. The EEA report notes that these benefits are much greater than those from recycling food waste, which is still needed and important. Much more bio-waste could also be turned into a high-quality fertiliser and soil improver, as well as biogas — a renewable fuel. This requires that it is collected separately and without mixing it with other waste types. Contamination of bio-waste with plastics is especially a growing concern. Currently, composting is the dominant way of managing bio-waste but anaerobic digestion with biogas production is increasing, the EEA report notes. Related content Sort by: Related publications Bio-waste in Europe — turning challenges into opportunities Bio-waste – mainly food and garden waste – is a key waste stream with a high potential for contributing to a more circular economy. This report provides an overview of bio-waste generation, prevention, collection, and treatment in Europe. Permalinks Permalink to this version e97546370e12418f80742b445cd78f1d Permalink to latest version HZAUO614VB Geographic coverage Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Croatia , Cyprus , Czechia , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Liechtenstein , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Romania , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , United Kingdom Temporal coverage 2020
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来源平台	The European Environment Agency
文献类型	新闻
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/276446
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	admin. Reducing and recycling food and garden waste to boost Europe's circular economy. 2020.