ENSP 400: Capstone in Environmental Science and Policy

"In recent years there has been a modest but noticeable surge of interest from U.S. cities in the diversion of food scraps and other organic wastes from the municipal solid waste stream. Using a unique data set gathered through a survey of mid-sized U.S. cities in 2015, this article examines patterns in food scrap management at the municipal level. Specifically, it studies the extent to which there are shared characteristics among those places most likely to develop municipal capacity for food scrap diversion, and how these patterns can inform policy makers eager to migrate to more sustainable materials management at the local level. "

"Taiwan’s Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has enacted a food waste
recycling policy since 2003 as an alternative of landfill and incineration for the final disposal of
municipal solid waste. Recycled food waste is currently seen as a valuable material, especially
when appropriate technology is developed. This paper conducts a cost/benefit analysis based on
six cases of food waste composting plants in Taiwan..."

"Municipal food waste is a global challenge in solid waste management, especially in Singapore. It is scattered in location, non-ignorable in quantity, and non-uniform in quality. This report focuses on the state of the art and challenges of Singapore municipal food waste management for the first time.

(PDF) Municipal food waste management in.... Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279853224_Municipal_food_waste_management_in_Singapore_practices_challenges_and_recommendations [accessed Aug 27 2018]."

Although an undergraduate paper, there is good use of cost-benefit analysis.

Cost benefit analysis of composting and
anaerobic digestion in a community: a review, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 56, 1777-1782 DOI:10.3303/CET1756297
Study in Malaysia: The purpose of this study is to know whether composting or anaerobic
digestion is more beneficial by performing cost benefit analysis on both situations. In this study we estimated
the cost benefit analysis of three different scenarios. First scenario is the baseline for the current practice of
solid waste management where the wastes are dumped to landfill. Second scenario is the installation of
composting plant and the third scenario will be estimated on the installation of anaerobic digester.

"This review provides the insights for the conversion of food waste (FW) to electricity and heat energy and also to use FW as a source of bioenergy. "

"Food waste (FW) has been a major concern worldwide due to its large amount of production and improper disposal methods. Nevertheless, FW has been considered as a promising feedstock for the production of bioenergy employing the dark fermentation and anaerobic digestion technologies. The production of bioenergy from FW would not only solve the disposal problems of FW but will also help in the reduction of greenhouse gases while replacing the usage of coal, fuel and natural gas. This paper reviews the biotechnological aspects of the FW to bioenergy conversion processes."