Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis on sustainable food waste management: The case of Hong Kong International Airport

Chor Man Lam; Iris K.M. Yu; Francisco Medel; Daniel C.W. Tsang; Shu-Chien Hsu; Chi Sun Poon

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.160

Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis on sustainable food waste management: The case of Hong Kong International Airport

Chor Man Lam
, Iris K.M. Yu
, Francisco Medel
, Daniel C.W. Tsang
, Shu-Chien Hsu
, Chi Sun Poon

Research output: Journal article publication › Journal article › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

Food waste is responsible for a significant portion of solid waste generation in the international airports, where efficient on-site or off-site sorting and recycling may be feasible. The aim of this study is to develop a Life-Cycle Cost-Benefit Analysis (LC-CBA) framework, through the integration of the life-cycle assessment (LCA) and cost-benefit analysis (CBA), to guide decision-making in sustainable food waste management. The analysis tool assesses the environmental and economic performance of different food waste management options, as demonstrated in a case study of the Hong Kong International Airport with six food waste handling scenarios consisting of different combinations of treatment technologies. Both centralized (i.e., off-site) and on-site treatment options were evaluated. The on-site incineration scenario was found to be the most sustainable option with the lowest life-cycle net costs of HKD 461.73/tonne. The scenario achieved the highest energy recovery of 707 kWh/tonne, which led to an economic savings of HKD 697.81/tonne and an environmental savings of HKD 470.96/tonne. The LC-CBA developed in this study is widely applicable to inform decision-making on sustainable food waste management worldwide.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	751-762
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Cleaner Production
Volume	187
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.160
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2018

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Anaerobic digestion
Energy recovery
Incineration
On-site treatment
Organic resource recovery
Organic waste

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
General Environmental Science
Strategy and Management
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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