Open AccessTHE USE OF DISPOSABLE TABLEWARE IN SCHOOL CATERING: CONSIDERATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Author(s) -
C. Balzaretti,
R. Boasso,
M.A. Marzano
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
italian journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2239-7132
DOI - 10.4081/ijfs.2011.1s.11
Subject(s) - sustainability , business , quality (philosophy) , environmentally friendly , life cycle assessment , environmental economics , economics , production (economics) , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , macroeconomics
The growing demand for food safety guarantees is increasingly accompanied by the interest towards food and environmental-friendly processes and thus the quality of life. This paper gives practical considerations on the use of reusable and disposable tableware in public catering facilities, and shows the results of scientific studies of Life-cycle energy analyses conducted in the U.S.A. and in a large city in Northern Italy