Kitchen waste could be processed and recycled into safe fertilizers/soil improvers for sustainable agriculture through different methods: (1) Dried pellets from model kitchen treated with anaerobic effective microorganisms; (2) Anaerobically digested waste. For comparison, a commercial mineral fertilizer was used. These methods were applied in two separate glasshouse experiments: one under cool...

Multicomponent collaborative anaerobic fermentation has been considered a promising technology for treating perishable organic solid wastes and producing clean energy. This study evaluated the potential of hydrogen production by thermophilic dry co-fermentation food waste (FW) with garden (GW) or kitchen (KW) as co-substrate. The results showed that when ratio FW to GW was 60:40, maximum cumula...

As an important emission reduction source for the transportation industry, biofuel has received strong support from Chinese government. However, development of industry is still struggling. The high degree uncertainty makes face huge challenges. Kitchen waste, as a biodiesel raw material with large yield, good prospects. Reuse kitchen waste can solve public health and safety problems. This pape...

The sugar cane industry produces significant amounts of cane trash and bagasse. Inappropriate disposal of agro-wastes can lead to environmental problems. Converting wastes such as cane trash and bagasse (Bg) to a fertilizer and conditioner is the aim of sustainable waste management in sugar cane industry. Cow dung (CD), kitchen waste (KW), and sewage sludge (SS) were mixed with bagasse as amend...

Technological advancements have taken us closer to the “kitchen of the future” where everyday kitchen activities are seamlessly integrated with smart computing services. While there exist smart kitchen approaches, the explorative nature of the field encourages novel designs. This paper follows the trend by describing the design and development of the Kitchen AS-A-PAL, an infrastructure for faci...

Taiwan has a sound solid waste recycling system, and waste-to-energy is attractive under the encouragement policy economic feasibility, especially in central southern regions with vast agricultural wastes. The four scenarios evaluated this study relating to current use or consideration for kitchen treatment strategy were incineration, landfill, composting, anaerobic digestion. These compared th...

Indoor air quality and heat exposure have become an important occupational health and safety concern in several workplaces including kitchens of hotels. This study investigated the heat, particulate matter (PM), total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emissions in indoor air of commercial kitchen and its association with kidney dysfunctions among kit...

An outbreak of COVID-19 cases among food and nutrition department employees at a hospital kitchen occurred because it was difficult to maintain physical spacing between staff. There is lack people during self-isolation. However, the must still operate 24 hours provide meals. This study aimed comprehensively evaluate plate waste, patient satisfaction, associated with cook-serve methods compared ...

The environmental impacts of municipal solid waste (MSW) management have been highlighted in China, due to the continually increasing amount of MSW being generated and the limited capacity of waste treatment facilities. Of particular interest is greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, aided by the Kyoto Mechanisms. China is an important case study for this global issue; however, an analysis of the ent...