Safe Circular Food Systems: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Identify Emergent Risks in Food Waste Nutrient Cycling-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Safe Circular Food Systems: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Identify Emergent Risks in Food Waste Nutrient Cycling

Published:2024-07-27 Issue:15 Volume:13 Page:2374
ISSN:2304-8158
Container-title:Foods
language:en
Short-container-title:Foods

Author:

Berry Brieanne¹^ORCID,Blackmer Travis²,Haedicke Michael³^ORCID,Lee Susanne⁴,MacRae Jean D.⁵,Miller T. Reed⁵,Nayak Balunkeswar⁶,Rivet-Préfontaine Louis³,Saber Deborah⁷^ORCID,Silka Linda⁴,Thakali Astha⁵,Wildwistle Jared⁸,Yoder Chyanne⁹,Isenhour Cindy¹⁰^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Environment & Sustainability, Ursinus College, 601 E Main St, Pfahler Hall, Collegeville, PA 19426, USA

2. School of Economics, University of Maine, 5782 Winslow Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA

3. Sociology, University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA

4. Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, University of Maine, 5710 Norman Smith Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA

5. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maine, 5571 Boardman Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA

6. Food Science and Human Nutrition, School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, 5763 Rogers Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA

7. School of Nursing, Florida Southern College, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr., Lakeland, FL 33801, USA

8. Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101, USA

9. Anthropology & Environmental Policy, University of Maine, 5773 South Stevens Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA

10. Anthropology and Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, 5773 South Stevens Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA

Abstract

With growing awareness of the environmental, economic, and social costs associated with food waste, there is a concerted effort on multiple scales to recover the nutrient value of discarded food. These developments are positive, but the rapid movement toward alternatives and the complexity of solving problems located at the intersection of economic, social, and environmental systems also have the potential to produce unanticipated risks. This paper draws upon long-term stakeholder-engaged research throughout New England, with a focus on Maine, to develop a transdisciplinary, systems-based model of the potential social, economic, and environmental risks of food waste nutrient cycling. Our effort is intended to help inform the creation of safe, functional, and environmentally benign circular food systems.

Funder

Environmental Research and Education Foundation

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/15/2374/pdf

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