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Evaluating Food Packaging Waste in Schools: A Systematic Literature Review
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ; 19(9):5607, 2022.
Article in English | ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1837374
ABSTRACT
Public schools in the U.S. generate about 14,500 tons of municipal solid waste daily, and approximately 42% of that is food packaging generated by school foodservice, contributing significantly to the global packaging waste crisis. This literature review summarizes methods used to evaluate food packaging waste in school foodservice. This review has two

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first, to understand which methodologies currently exist to evaluate food packaging waste generation and disposal in school foodservice;and second, to describe the creation of and share a practical standardized instrument to evaluate food packaging waste generation and disposal in school foodservice. A systematic review was conducted using the following search terms solid waste, school, cafeteria and food packaging, waste, and school. The final review included 24 studies conducted in school environments (kindergarten through twelfth grade or college/university), 16 of which took place in the U.S. Food packaging waste evaluations included objective methods of waste audits, models, and secondary data as well as subjective methods of qualitative observations, questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups. Large variation exists in the settings, participants, designs, and methodologies for evaluating school foodservice packaging waste. Lack of standardization was observed even within each methodology (e.g., waste audit). A new instrument is proposed to support comprehensive and replicable data collection, to further the understanding of school foodservice food packaging waste in the U.S., and to reduce environmental harms.
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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Type of study: Experimental Studies / Reviews / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Language: English Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: ProQuest Central Type of study: Experimental Studies / Reviews / Systematic review/Meta Analysis Language: English Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Year: 2022 Document Type: Article