What are the environmental benefits and costs of reducing food waste? Bristol as a case study in the WASTE FEW Urban Living Lab Project

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• food waste 73%
• project 33%
• cost 33%
• environmental impact 31%
• domestic waste 18%
• global warming 13%
• waste reduction 10%
• policy 9%
• environmental damage 9%
• waste recycling 9%
• resource 8%
• food production 8%
• automobile 7%
• waste management 7%
• environmental change 6%
• particulate matter 6%
• recycling 6%
• toxicity 5%
• road 5%
• hazard 5%
• food 5%
• public 5%
• city 4%
• loss 4%
• distribution 2%
• water 2%
• method 1%

Social Sciences

• Environmental benefits 84%
• food 44%
• costs 36%
• environmental impact 30%
• recycling 14%
• waste management 7%
• environmental damage 7%
• resources 5%
• road 5%
• water 5%
• public policy 4%
• scenario 4%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Food waste 100%
• Environmental impact 38%
• Costs 24%
• Global warming 18%
• Recycling 15%
• Waste management 9%
• Toxicity 9%
• Hazards 7%
• Water 4%