Summary
This comprehensive literature review examines food waste management and valorisation strategies in Bangladesh, a developing nation with significant environmental challenges from unplanned food waste disposal and absent legislative frameworks. The authors document traditional practices (composting, landfilling, animal feeding) and emerging opportunities to recover economically valuable bioactive compounds from food waste streams. The review identifies critical research uncertainties and proposes synchronisation of contemporary valorisation approaches with policy advocacy to advance circular economy principles in Bangladesh.
UK applicability
Whilst Bangladesh's context differs substantially from the UK (infrastructure, legislative maturity, development stage), the review's synthesis of valorisation technologies and bioactive compound recovery may inform UK circular economy policy and industrial symbiosis approaches. The policy integration recommendations could complement UK food waste reduction strategies, though direct institutional transfer would require adaptation to UK regulatory and market conditions.
Key measures
Literature review synthesis of food waste management practices, valorisation options, and policy gaps in Bangladesh; contextualised against global status
Outcomes reported
The study identified current food waste management practices in Bangladesh (composting, landfilling, animal feeding) and assessed opportunities for valorisation through production of bioactive compounds. The review revealed research gaps and proposed policy recommendations for sustainable food waste recycling within a circular economy framework.
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