TY - JOUR
T1 - Valorization of Food Waste as Animal Feed
T2 - A Step towards Sustainable Food Waste Management and Circular Bioeconomy
AU - Nath, Pinku Chandra
AU - Ojha, Amiya
AU - Debnath, Shubhankar
AU - Sharma, Minaxi
AU - Nayak, Prakash Kumar
AU - Sridhar, Kandi
AU - Inbaraj, Baskaran Stephen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - The growing population and healthy food demands have led to a rise in food waste generation, causing severe environmental and economic impacts. However, food waste (FW) can be converted into sustainable animal feed, reducing waste disposal and providing an alternative protein source for animals. The utilization of FW as animal feed presents a solution that not only tackles challenges pertaining to FW management and food security but also lessens the demand for the development of traditional feed, which is an endeavour that is both resource and environmentally intensive in nature. Moreover, this approach can also contribute to the circular economy by creating a closed-loop system that reduces the use of natural resources and minimizes environmental pollution. Therefore, this review discusses the characteristics and types of FW, as well as advanced treatment methods that can be used to recycle FW into high-quality animal feed and its limitations, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of using FW as animal feed. Finally, the review concludes that utilization of FW as animal feed can provide a sustainable solution for FW management, food security, preserving resources, reducing environmental impacts, and contributing to the circular bioeconomy.
AB - The growing population and healthy food demands have led to a rise in food waste generation, causing severe environmental and economic impacts. However, food waste (FW) can be converted into sustainable animal feed, reducing waste disposal and providing an alternative protein source for animals. The utilization of FW as animal feed presents a solution that not only tackles challenges pertaining to FW management and food security but also lessens the demand for the development of traditional feed, which is an endeavour that is both resource and environmentally intensive in nature. Moreover, this approach can also contribute to the circular economy by creating a closed-loop system that reduces the use of natural resources and minimizes environmental pollution. Therefore, this review discusses the characteristics and types of FW, as well as advanced treatment methods that can be used to recycle FW into high-quality animal feed and its limitations, as well as the benefits and drawbacks of using FW as animal feed. Finally, the review concludes that utilization of FW as animal feed can provide a sustainable solution for FW management, food security, preserving resources, reducing environmental impacts, and contributing to the circular bioeconomy.
KW - animal feed
KW - food waste (FW)
KW - recycling
KW - treatment technology
KW - waste management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85153671687&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ani13081366
DO - 10.3390/ani13081366
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85153671687
SN - 2076-2615
VL - 13
JO - Animals
JF - Animals
IS - 8
M1 - 1366
ER -
