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8 books on Food Recycling [PDF]
January 10, 2025 | 26 |
These books are covering the processes of food waste composting, methods for repurposing surplus food, environmental impacts of food waste, challenges in food recovery systems, innovations in food redistribution networks, the role of food recycling in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, etc.
1. Sustainable and Environmental Quality Standards for Hotels and Restaurants
2022 by Frank Höchsmann
In a universe not entirely unlike our own, where breakfast buffets could make or break the fabric of space-time and brunch is a rite of cosmic significance, the hospitality industry finds itself in the grip of two enormous crises: a pandemic so persistent it feels like it’s joined the loyalty program and a digital revolution so bewildering it might as well be narrated by Marvin the Paranoid Android. Enter Sustainable and Environmental Quality Standards for Hotels and Restaurants, a trilogy (because trilogies are inherently comforting) of guides to navigating this madness with eco-conscious panache. Volume One tackles management so you don’t implode under the weight of misplaced guest complaints. Volume Two wrestles the nebulous concept of “hotel environment,” ensuring your lobby doesn’t accidentally become a wormhole to mediocrity. And finally, Volume Three—certified by TÜV, which is basically the Vogon Constructor Fleet of quality assurance—focuses on restaurants: where eggs, events and ethical kitchen design collide in a spectacular breakfast-to-dinner odyssey.
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2. Food Waste Management: Solving the Wicked Problem
2019 by Elina Närvänen, Nina Mesiranta, Malla Mattila
Food Waste Management: Solving the Wicked Problem takes on the Herculean task of untangling humanity’s most perplexing modern conundrum: how can we stop chucking perfectly good food into the bin as if it’s auditioning for a role in a landfill musical? This delightfully earnest book, brimming with research and righteous purpose, zooms in on the tangled web of environmental, economic, social and ethical dilemmas wrapped around food waste like cling film on yesterday’s leftovers. From households to hulking organizations, it unpacks who’s to blame and, more importantly, who can fix it, offering a buffet of evidence-based solutions served with a refreshing optimism. Oh and for the curious few who enjoy a free nibble, Chapters 1, 2, 12 and 16 are available for a casual browse under a CC BY 4.0 license—because, unlike food waste, knowledge shouldn’t go to waste either.
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3. Food Loss and Food Waste: Causes and Solutions
2019 by Michael Blakeney
In a world where humanity struggles to keep everyone fed while simultaneously tossing out a third of its food like a species with a terrible memory, Food Loss and Food Waste: Causes and Solutions dives headlong into this culinary calamity. Michael Blakeney offers a thoroughly fascinating exploration of how global food insecurity is fueled by everything from runaway population growth to climate change’s relentless meddling in agriculture’s best-laid plans. With the zeal of someone determined to stop the planet’s most absurd buffet of waste, the book unpacks not only the causes of food loss and waste (FLW for those in the know) but also the policies that might just save us from ourselves—if we’d only stop treating our food like an afterthought.
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4. Food Industry Wastes: Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities
2013 by Maria R. Kosseva, Colin Webb
"Food Industry Wastes: Assessment and Recovery of Commodities" is the tale of an epic struggle against the universe’s least glamorous yet surprisingly important villain: food waste. Authored by a crack team of international experts who apparently never sleep, the book charts the adventures of 34 million tons of discarded food (circa 2009) and asks, “What if we didn’t just throw it all in a landfill and sulk?” Instead, it gleefully dives into a dazzling array of bioprocessing alchemy, transforming waste into biogas, fertilizer and even hydrogen—because why not harness the power of rotten tomatoes to save the world? Along the way, it flirts with microbial fuel cells (tiny electric-generating wizards), thermophilic digesters (which sound like something you’d meet on a space station) and water footprints (because yes, even water has existential baggage). With chapters that read like the secret diaries of food scientists on a mission to make banana peels the heroes of tomorrow, this book is a hilariously serious deep dive into turning trash into triumph, all while keeping greenhouse gases in check and making you wonder why anyone ever doubted the humble potato peel.
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5. Food and Package Engineering
2011 by Scott A. Morris
"Food and Package Engineering," by Scott A. Morris, is not just a book—it’s a hitchhiker’s guide to the utterly perplexing, occasionally bizarre and ceaselessly vital universe of packaging, where the fate of your lunch, your leftovers and quite possibly the planet itself hangs in the balance. Morris takes readers on an odyssey through the "Packaging Cycle," a grand loop-de-loop from raw material extraction (think heroic trees and industrious oil molecules) to the bittersweet finale at recycling bins or landfills (where packaging dreams go to die—or maybe reincarnate). Along the way, you’ll encounter the unholy matrimony of science, engineering and business, spiced with just enough regulation and inventory management to keep your eyebrows permanently raised. This isn't just a read; it's a romp through the fabric of modern life, sprinkled liberally with real-world puzzles, curious diagrams and a cheerful disregard for traditional structures. Whether you're a fresh-faced student or a jaded industry veteran, this book will leave you pondering how a box of cereal is somehow the universe's most complicated love letter to logistics.
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6. Food Processing Waste Management: Treatment and Utilization Technology
2011 by V. K. Joshi
In a world where humanity has perfected the fine art of turning perfectly good food into slightly less good food and then into waste of questionable origin, Food Processing Waste Management: Treatment and Utilization Technologies emerges as the ultimate guide to figuring out what to do with all that culinary chaos. Think of it as a 14-chapter odyssey through the weird and wonderful wastelands of the food industry, where discarded potato skins dream of becoming biofuel and surplus fish bits aspire to something nobler than landfill. Packed with scientifically sound solutions and a fair bit of optimism, this book tackles everything from the smelly consequences of dairy waste to the surprisingly complicated afterlife of fruit peels. Not only does it explore turning trash into treasure (or at least something vaguely profitable), but it also shines a light on the curious intersection of food science, environmental guilt and technological wizardry. Perfect for students, researchers, or anyone who’s ever wondered, "What *do* they do with all those orange rinds, anyway?"
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7. Food Waste
2010 by Deborah Chancellor
In a universe where perfectly good food is tossed away faster than you can say "pass the gravy," Americans manage to chuck out an eye-watering 96 billion pounds of the stuff each year, as though lettuce had personally offended them. But wait! Before you imagine it’s all half-eaten sandwiches and unidentifiable leftovers, think again—it’s often perfectly edible food, tragically left to rot and belch out unpleasant gases like a disgruntled uncle after Thanksgiving dinner. Enter Food Waste, a guide for anyone who’s ever felt a pang of guilt while scraping last week’s lasagna into the bin. With wit, wisdom and a dash of existential dread, this book reveals how we can save the planet, one leftover at a time, by actually eating what we buy. Imagine that!
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8. Environmentally-Friendly Food Processing
2003 by B Mattsson, U Sonesson
In a galaxy not nearly far enough away, where every bite of food seems to leave behind a planetary-size footprint, Environmentally-Friendly Food Processing boldly ventures into the uncharted territory of making dinner without dooming the Earth. The authors, like culinary detectives armed with life-cycle assessments instead of magnifying glasses, take us on a whirlwind tour of food processing sectors—fruit, veg, meat, fish and whatever unclassifiable mystery category tofu falls under—uncovering their dirty little environmental secrets. Then, in a stroke of brilliance (or possibly mild panic), they propose cunning strategies to clean up the mess: better packaging, smarter recycling and energy efficiency that would make even the most neurotic spaceship mechanic proud. For anyone who wants their food industry a bit less apocalyptic, this book is as essential as a towel on a very long lunch break.
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1. Sustainable and Environmental Quality Standards for Hotels and Restaurants
2022 by Frank Höchsmann
In a universe not entirely unlike our own, where breakfast buffets could make or break the fabric of space-time and brunch is a rite of cosmic significance, the hospitality industry finds itself in the grip of two enormous crises: a pandemic so persistent it feels like it’s joined the loyalty program and a digital revolution so bewildering it might as well be narrated by Marvin the Paranoid Android. Enter Sustainable and Environmental Quality Standards for Hotels and Restaurants, a trilogy (because trilogies are inherently comforting) of guides to navigating this madness with eco-conscious panache. Volume One tackles management so you don’t implode under the weight of misplaced guest complaints. Volume Two wrestles the nebulous concept of “hotel environment,” ensuring your lobby doesn’t accidentally become a wormhole to mediocrity. And finally, Volume Three—certified by TÜV, which is basically the Vogon Constructor Fleet of quality assurance—focuses on restaurants: where eggs, events and ethical kitchen design collide in a spectacular breakfast-to-dinner odyssey.
Download PDF
2. Food Waste Management: Solving the Wicked Problem
2019 by Elina Närvänen, Nina Mesiranta, Malla Mattila
Food Waste Management: Solving the Wicked Problem takes on the Herculean task of untangling humanity’s most perplexing modern conundrum: how can we stop chucking perfectly good food into the bin as if it’s auditioning for a role in a landfill musical? This delightfully earnest book, brimming with research and righteous purpose, zooms in on the tangled web of environmental, economic, social and ethical dilemmas wrapped around food waste like cling film on yesterday’s leftovers. From households to hulking organizations, it unpacks who’s to blame and, more importantly, who can fix it, offering a buffet of evidence-based solutions served with a refreshing optimism. Oh and for the curious few who enjoy a free nibble, Chapters 1, 2, 12 and 16 are available for a casual browse under a CC BY 4.0 license—because, unlike food waste, knowledge shouldn’t go to waste either.
Download PDF
3. Food Loss and Food Waste: Causes and Solutions
2019 by Michael Blakeney
In a world where humanity struggles to keep everyone fed while simultaneously tossing out a third of its food like a species with a terrible memory, Food Loss and Food Waste: Causes and Solutions dives headlong into this culinary calamity. Michael Blakeney offers a thoroughly fascinating exploration of how global food insecurity is fueled by everything from runaway population growth to climate change’s relentless meddling in agriculture’s best-laid plans. With the zeal of someone determined to stop the planet’s most absurd buffet of waste, the book unpacks not only the causes of food loss and waste (FLW for those in the know) but also the policies that might just save us from ourselves—if we’d only stop treating our food like an afterthought.
Download PDF
4. Food Industry Wastes: Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities
2013 by Maria R. Kosseva, Colin Webb
"Food Industry Wastes: Assessment and Recovery of Commodities" is the tale of an epic struggle against the universe’s least glamorous yet surprisingly important villain: food waste. Authored by a crack team of international experts who apparently never sleep, the book charts the adventures of 34 million tons of discarded food (circa 2009) and asks, “What if we didn’t just throw it all in a landfill and sulk?” Instead, it gleefully dives into a dazzling array of bioprocessing alchemy, transforming waste into biogas, fertilizer and even hydrogen—because why not harness the power of rotten tomatoes to save the world? Along the way, it flirts with microbial fuel cells (tiny electric-generating wizards), thermophilic digesters (which sound like something you’d meet on a space station) and water footprints (because yes, even water has existential baggage). With chapters that read like the secret diaries of food scientists on a mission to make banana peels the heroes of tomorrow, this book is a hilariously serious deep dive into turning trash into triumph, all while keeping greenhouse gases in check and making you wonder why anyone ever doubted the humble potato peel.
Download PDF
5. Food and Package Engineering
2011 by Scott A. Morris
"Food and Package Engineering," by Scott A. Morris, is not just a book—it’s a hitchhiker’s guide to the utterly perplexing, occasionally bizarre and ceaselessly vital universe of packaging, where the fate of your lunch, your leftovers and quite possibly the planet itself hangs in the balance. Morris takes readers on an odyssey through the "Packaging Cycle," a grand loop-de-loop from raw material extraction (think heroic trees and industrious oil molecules) to the bittersweet finale at recycling bins or landfills (where packaging dreams go to die—or maybe reincarnate). Along the way, you’ll encounter the unholy matrimony of science, engineering and business, spiced with just enough regulation and inventory management to keep your eyebrows permanently raised. This isn't just a read; it's a romp through the fabric of modern life, sprinkled liberally with real-world puzzles, curious diagrams and a cheerful disregard for traditional structures. Whether you're a fresh-faced student or a jaded industry veteran, this book will leave you pondering how a box of cereal is somehow the universe's most complicated love letter to logistics.
Download PDF
6. Food Processing Waste Management: Treatment and Utilization Technology
2011 by V. K. Joshi
In a world where humanity has perfected the fine art of turning perfectly good food into slightly less good food and then into waste of questionable origin, Food Processing Waste Management: Treatment and Utilization Technologies emerges as the ultimate guide to figuring out what to do with all that culinary chaos. Think of it as a 14-chapter odyssey through the weird and wonderful wastelands of the food industry, where discarded potato skins dream of becoming biofuel and surplus fish bits aspire to something nobler than landfill. Packed with scientifically sound solutions and a fair bit of optimism, this book tackles everything from the smelly consequences of dairy waste to the surprisingly complicated afterlife of fruit peels. Not only does it explore turning trash into treasure (or at least something vaguely profitable), but it also shines a light on the curious intersection of food science, environmental guilt and technological wizardry. Perfect for students, researchers, or anyone who’s ever wondered, "What *do* they do with all those orange rinds, anyway?"
Download PDF
7. Food Waste
2010 by Deborah Chancellor
In a universe where perfectly good food is tossed away faster than you can say "pass the gravy," Americans manage to chuck out an eye-watering 96 billion pounds of the stuff each year, as though lettuce had personally offended them. But wait! Before you imagine it’s all half-eaten sandwiches and unidentifiable leftovers, think again—it’s often perfectly edible food, tragically left to rot and belch out unpleasant gases like a disgruntled uncle after Thanksgiving dinner. Enter Food Waste, a guide for anyone who’s ever felt a pang of guilt while scraping last week’s lasagna into the bin. With wit, wisdom and a dash of existential dread, this book reveals how we can save the planet, one leftover at a time, by actually eating what we buy. Imagine that!
Download PDF
8. Environmentally-Friendly Food Processing
2003 by B Mattsson, U Sonesson
In a galaxy not nearly far enough away, where every bite of food seems to leave behind a planetary-size footprint, Environmentally-Friendly Food Processing boldly ventures into the uncharted territory of making dinner without dooming the Earth. The authors, like culinary detectives armed with life-cycle assessments instead of magnifying glasses, take us on a whirlwind tour of food processing sectors—fruit, veg, meat, fish and whatever unclassifiable mystery category tofu falls under—uncovering their dirty little environmental secrets. Then, in a stroke of brilliance (or possibly mild panic), they propose cunning strategies to clean up the mess: better packaging, smarter recycling and energy efficiency that would make even the most neurotic spaceship mechanic proud. For anyone who wants their food industry a bit less apocalyptic, this book is as essential as a towel on a very long lunch break.
Download PDF
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2. Enter Book ID to the search box and press Enter
3. Click "Download Book" icon and select PDF*
* - note that for yellow books only preview pages are downloaded
