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Sustainable Food Waste Recycling for the Circular Economy in Developing Countries, with Special Reference to Bangladesh

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  • Aniruddha Sarker

    (National Institute of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, 166, Nongsaengmyeong-ro, Jeonju 55365, Korea
    School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Mithun Kumar Ghosh

    (Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, EXIM Bank Agricultural University, Bangladesh (EBAUB), Chapainawabganj 6300, Bangladesh
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Tofazzal Islam

    (Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh)

  • Muhammad Bilal

    (Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, Berdychowo 4, 60695 Poznan, Poland)

  • Rakhi Nandi

    (School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
    Division of Rural Education, Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), Cumilla 3503, Bangladesh)

  • Md Lamiur Raihan

    (The Organization for the Strategic Coordination of Research and Intellectual Properties, Meiji University, Tokyo 214-8571, Japan)

  • Mohammad Nabil Hossain

    (School of Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia)

  • Juwel Rana

    (Department of Nutrition & Food Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh)

  • Subrato Kumar Barman

    (Department of Pharmacy, Ranada Prasad Shaha University, Shitalakhya, Narayanganj 1400, Bangladesh)

  • Jang-Eok Kim

    (School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea)

Abstract

Food waste management is a critical environmental issue in many developing countries, including Bangladesh, due to unplanned food waste disposal and lack of dedicated food waste legislation. In those countries, a significant amount of food waste is discarded to the environment rather than being recycled. In Bangladesh, food waste is traditionally often used for composting, landfilling, and feeding animals, as there is no valorization option. In addition, food waste and food waste streams of food industries are utilized for the recycling and production of diverse economically valuable bioactive compounds. Therefore, we conducted a detailed literature review on food waste management and valorization options in Bangladesh and discussed the findings in the context of global status. The amount of food waste in Bangladesh is quite high, and it needs to be recycled to promote the circular economy of this developing nation. In this study, it is revealed that various research uncertainties and gaps regarding sustainable food waste management exist in Bangladesh, which should be investigated as priority research. Furthermore, a logical and global synchronization of the contemporary approach to food waste valorization with policy advocacy is proposed, to ensure efficient food waste decontamination and recycling in Bangladesh. This is the first and most comprehensive evaluation of the present research trend and prospects for sustainable recycling of food waste for the circular economy of Bangladesh.

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  • Aniruddha Sarker & Mithun Kumar Ghosh & Tofazzal Islam & Muhammad Bilal & Rakhi Nandi & Md Lamiur Raihan & Mohammad Nabil Hossain & Juwel Rana & Subrato Kumar Barman & Jang-Eok Kim, 2022. "Sustainable Food Waste Recycling for the Circular Economy in Developing Countries, with Special Reference to Bangladesh," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:19:p:12035-:d:923087
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