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Special Issue "Green Environment: Effluent Reuse and Waste Recycling"

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021).

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Dharma Hagare
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Guest Editor
Sustainability Engineering, School of Engineering, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Interests: treatment and reuse of domestic wastewater; sustainable water management for improved liveability within urban centres and rural communities; increasing agricultural farm productivity through water and nutrient recovery and recycling; groundwater recharge
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Prof. Dr. Basant Maheshwari
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Assistant Guest Editor
Dean's Unit School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Interests: water resources management; Irrigation; environmental sustainability; water security; water reuse; urban water
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Prof. Dr. Vijay Jayasena
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Assistant Guest Editor
Dean's Unit School of Science, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
Interests: conversion of food waste into valuable products; value adding to food industry by-products; food product development

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The world population expected to reach 10.5 billion by 2050 adding further stress on global food security. This increase translates to 33% more human to feed. According to FAO, food production needs to be increased by 60% to meet the above demand. In this context, recycling of water and nutrients contained in the wastewater and municipal solid waste are important for sustainable management of water consumption and food production. In Australia, only about 1% of the food waste is recycled and less than 15% of wastewater is recycled. Similar levels of recycling are currently being practiced around the world. To achieve sustainable development goals, particularly with respect to UN SDG 1, 2, 3, 6, 11 and 13; these recycling rates needs to be significantly increased.

In the light of the above need for increased recycling of water and waste materials, this special issue is seeking submission from leading researchers around the world who are working on innovative solutions for increasing the recycling of water and waste materials. In this issue, special emphasis will be placed on recycling of water and nutrients for increasing agriculture and food production.

Dr. Dharma Hagare
Prof. Dr. Basant Maheshwari
Prof. Dr. Vijay Jayasena
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2300 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • wastewater treatment
  • municipal solid waste
  • food waste
  • nutrients recycling
  • agriculture
  • poultry
  • horticulture
  • fertiliser
  • organic waste recycling
  • sustainability

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Food Waste in Schools: A Pre-/Post-test Study Design Examining the Impact of a Food Service Training Intervention to Reduce Food Waste
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(12), 6389; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126389 - 12 Jun 2021
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This study aimed to assess change in school-based food waste after training and implementing the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM) strategies with school food service workers. This non-controlled trial was implemented in a random sample of 15 elementary and middle schools in a Community [...] Read more.
This study aimed to assess change in school-based food waste after training and implementing the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM) strategies with school food service workers. This non-controlled trial was implemented in a random sample of 15 elementary and middle schools in a Community Eligibility Program school district in the Northeast, the United States. Baseline and post-intervention food waste measurements were collected at two different time points in each school (n = 9258 total trays measured). Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and regression analyses were used to assess SLM strategies’ impact on changes in percent food waste. The mean number of strategies schools implemented consistently was 7.40 ± 6.97 SD, with a range of 0 to 28 consistent strategies. Independent t-tests revealed that at post-test, there was a significant (p < 0.001) percent reduction (7.0%) in total student food waste and for each food component: fruit (13.6%), vegetable (7.1%), and milk (4.3%). Overall, a training session on food waste and the SLM strategies with school-based food service workers reduced school food waste. However, the extent of the training and SLM strategies to reduce food waste varied on the basis of the consistency and type of strategies implemented. Full article
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