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Toxic metals and particle pollutants in urbanized cities have significantly increased over the past few decades mainly due to rapid urbanization and unplanned infrastructure. This research aimed at estimating the concentration of toxic metals and particle pollutants and the associated risks to public health across different land-use settings including commercial area (CA), urban area (UA), residential area (RA), and industrial area (IA). A total of 47 samples for both soil and air were collected from different land-use settings of Faisalabad city in Pakistan. Mean concentrations of toxic metals such as Mn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Cr, Co, and Cd in all land-use settings were 92.68, 4.06, 1.34, 0.16, 0.07, 0.03, and 0.02 mg kg−1, respectively. Mean values of PM10, PM2.5, and Mn in all land-use settings were found 5.14, 1.34, and 1.9 times higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Mn was found as the most hazardous metal in terms of pollution load index (PLI) and contamination factor (CF) in the studied area. Health risk analysis for particle pollutants using air quality index (AQI) and geoinformation was found in the range between good to very critical for all the land-use settings. The hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard index (HI) were higher for children in comparison to adults, suggesting that children may be susceptible to potentially higher health risks. However, the cancer risk (CR) value for Pb ingestion (1.21 × 10−6) in children was lower than the permissible limit (1 × 10−4 to 1 × 10−6). Nonetheless, for Cr inhalation, CR value (1.09 × 10−8) was close to tolerable limits. Our findings can be of valuable assistance toward advancing our understanding of soil and air pollutions concerning public health in different land-use settings of the urbanized cities of Pakistan.
Khalid Mehmood; Yansong Bao; Roman Abbas; Saifullah; George P. Petropoulos; Hamaad Raza Ahmad; Muhammad Mohsin Abrar; Adnan Mustafa; Alwaseela Abdalla; Katia Lasaridi; Shah Fahad. Pollution characteristics and human health risk assessments of toxic metals and particle pollutants via soil and air using geoinformation in urbanized city of Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2021, 1 -15.
AMA StyleKhalid Mehmood, Yansong Bao, Roman Abbas, Saifullah, George P. Petropoulos, Hamaad Raza Ahmad, Muhammad Mohsin Abrar, Adnan Mustafa, Alwaseela Abdalla, Katia Lasaridi, Shah Fahad. Pollution characteristics and human health risk assessments of toxic metals and particle pollutants via soil and air using geoinformation in urbanized city of Pakistan. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2021; ():1-15.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKhalid Mehmood; Yansong Bao; Roman Abbas; Saifullah; George P. Petropoulos; Hamaad Raza Ahmad; Muhammad Mohsin Abrar; Adnan Mustafa; Alwaseela Abdalla; Katia Lasaridi; Shah Fahad. 2021. "Pollution characteristics and human health risk assessments of toxic metals and particle pollutants via soil and air using geoinformation in urbanized city of Pakistan." Environmental Science and Pollution Research , no. : 1-15.
Food wastage is receiving much research and policy attention worldwide, especially during the past decade, due to the environmental, economic, and social implications that it is related to. Prevention of food wastage is a key factor in the battle against starvation on the global scale. If food wastage is halved globally by the year 2025, almost 1 billion more people could be fed, a number that corresponds to the expected global population growth between the years 2010 and 2025. Food wastage is generated in every sector of the food supply chain, namely, agriculture, processing, wholesales-retails, households, and food services. The contribution of each sector differs substantially due to a range of reasons dependent on the socioeconomic conditions of each country, the culture of the people, the food supply chain, the available food provisioning infrastructure, and policy. In the more developed part of the world, there is growing evidence that the contribution of the households to the food waste problem is particularly significant as the result of multiple behaviors within a household that increase the likelihood or amount of food being wasted. The aim of this chapter is to review the findings reported in peer-reviewed literature published during the past decade. Food wastage is presented in terms of: its amounts generated; its economic, social, and environmental impacts; its dependence on certain sociodemographic and behavioral factors; and finally, its placement in the waste hierarchy context. Food wastage prevention throughout the food supply chain should be among the key pillars of creating a sustainable food system.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi. Food Wastage Prevention as a Means for Saving Food. Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation 2019, 327 -340.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Christina Chroni, Katia Lasaridi. Food Wastage Prevention as a Means for Saving Food. Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation. 2019; ():327-340.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi. 2019. "Food Wastage Prevention as a Means for Saving Food." Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation , no. : 327-340.
Food waste represents 25–35% of the European Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) [1], thus its diversion into innovative utilization streams is critical for sustainable waste management and the achievement of circularity.
Paraskevi Panteli; Maria Georgiou; Nikolaos Stylianidis; Eleni Tsiplakou; Nadine Paßlack; Katia Lasaridi; Evaggelos Terzis; Chrysoula Bouki; Fani Galliou; Thrassyvoulos Manios. Transformation of Hotel Food Waste into Animal Feed: Two Operational Periods of the Food for Feed Pilot Unit. Proceedings 2019, 30, 53 .
AMA StyleParaskevi Panteli, Maria Georgiou, Nikolaos Stylianidis, Eleni Tsiplakou, Nadine Paßlack, Katia Lasaridi, Evaggelos Terzis, Chrysoula Bouki, Fani Galliou, Thrassyvoulos Manios. Transformation of Hotel Food Waste into Animal Feed: Two Operational Periods of the Food for Feed Pilot Unit. Proceedings. 2019; 30 (1):53.
Chicago/Turabian StyleParaskevi Panteli; Maria Georgiou; Nikolaos Stylianidis; Eleni Tsiplakou; Nadine Paßlack; Katia Lasaridi; Evaggelos Terzis; Chrysoula Bouki; Fani Galliou; Thrassyvoulos Manios. 2019. "Transformation of Hotel Food Waste into Animal Feed: Two Operational Periods of the Food for Feed Pilot Unit." Proceedings 30, no. 1: 53.
Food waste is a stream with multiple social, economic, and environmental implications, generated throughout all the life cycle stages of food. Among these stages, in developed and top touristic destination countries such as Greece, the role of the hospitality sector (i.e., restaurants, hotels, catering, etc.) in food waste generation is particularly significant. Against this background, the A2UFood project introduces a holistic management scheme in the municipality of Heraklion (Crete, Greece), in which all aspects of reduction, reuse, and recycling of food waste are included. The project seeks to implement the circular economy concept into daily practice, through a series of actions which preserve natural resources, support local communities, and create new value chains. More specifically, the holistic management scheme of the A2UFood project progresses towards three innovative directions: (i) Surplus food of high quality, from hotels and restaurants, will be redirected to people in need, through the establishment and operation of the “2nd opportunity” restaurant; (ii) Food waste from the hospitality sector will be directed to bioplastic production units; and iii. Home and community composting will be promoted and supported, as an option for the management of household food waste. To achieve the goals of the A2UFood project, an Information Campaign (“Food Save Share”), training workshops-seminars, and two smart tools (i.e., the Digital Food Waste Prevention Tool and the Resource Management Food Tool, for households and kitchen managers, respectively) have been developed.
Christina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi; Nikos Stylianidis; Kelly Velonia; Thrassyvoulos Manios; Ioannis Daliakopoulos; Christos Tsompanidis; Gerold Hafner; Manolis Skarvelakis; Zacharenia Drosou. The A2UFood Project—Avoidable and Unavoidable Food Wastes: A Holistic Managing Approach for Urban Environments. Proceedings 2019, 30, 83 .
AMA StyleChristina Chroni, Katia Lasaridi, Nikos Stylianidis, Kelly Velonia, Thrassyvoulos Manios, Ioannis Daliakopoulos, Christos Tsompanidis, Gerold Hafner, Manolis Skarvelakis, Zacharenia Drosou. The A2UFood Project—Avoidable and Unavoidable Food Wastes: A Holistic Managing Approach for Urban Environments. Proceedings. 2019; 30 (1):83.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi; Nikos Stylianidis; Kelly Velonia; Thrassyvoulos Manios; Ioannis Daliakopoulos; Christos Tsompanidis; Gerold Hafner; Manolis Skarvelakis; Zacharenia Drosou. 2019. "The A2UFood Project—Avoidable and Unavoidable Food Wastes: A Holistic Managing Approach for Urban Environments." Proceedings 30, no. 1: 83.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi. Consumers' Behavior Regarding Food Waste Prevention. Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability 2019, 510 -514.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Christina Chroni, Katia Lasaridi. Consumers' Behavior Regarding Food Waste Prevention. Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability. 2019; ():510-514.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi. 2019. "Consumers' Behavior Regarding Food Waste Prevention." Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability , no. : 510-514.
Composting is considered an effective treatment option to eliminate or substantially reduce potential hazards relating to the recycling of sewage sludge (SS) on land. The variation of four major types of hazards (heavy metals, instability, pathogenic potential and antibiotic resistance) was studied during laboratory-scale composting of two mixtures of sludge and green waste (1:1 and 1:2 v/v). The heavy metal content of the final compost was governed by the initial contamination of SS, with the bulking agent ratio having practically no effect. The composts would meet the heavy metal standards of the United States of America (USA) and the European Union member states, but would fail the most stringent of them. A higher ratio of bulking agent led to a higher stabilisation rate, nitrogen retention and final degree of stability. A good level of sanitisation was achieved for both mixtures, despite the relatively low temperatures attained in the laboratory system. The antibiotic resistance was limited among the E. coli strains examined, but its occurrence was more frequent among the Enterococcus spp. strains. The type of antibiotics against which resistance was mainly detected indicates that this might not be acquired, thus, not posing a serious epidemiological risk through the land application of the SS derived composts.
Konstantia-Ekaterini Lasaridi; Thrassyvoulos Manios; Stamatis Stamatiadis; Christina Chroni; Adamantini Kyriacou. The Evaluation of Hazards to Man and the Environment during the Composting of Sewage Sludge. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2618 .
AMA StyleKonstantia-Ekaterini Lasaridi, Thrassyvoulos Manios, Stamatis Stamatiadis, Christina Chroni, Adamantini Kyriacou. The Evaluation of Hazards to Man and the Environment during the Composting of Sewage Sludge. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (8):2618.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstantia-Ekaterini Lasaridi; Thrassyvoulos Manios; Stamatis Stamatiadis; Christina Chroni; Adamantini Kyriacou. 2018. "The Evaluation of Hazards to Man and the Environment during the Composting of Sewage Sludge." Sustainability 10, no. 8: 2618.
Antonis A. Zorpas; Katia Lasaridi; Diana Mihaela Pociovalisteanu; Pantelitsa Loizia. Monitoring and evaluation of prevention activities regarding household organics waste from insular communities. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 172, 3567 -3577.
AMA StyleAntonis A. Zorpas, Katia Lasaridi, Diana Mihaela Pociovalisteanu, Pantelitsa Loizia. Monitoring and evaluation of prevention activities regarding household organics waste from insular communities. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 172 ():3567-3577.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonis A. Zorpas; Katia Lasaridi; Diana Mihaela Pociovalisteanu; Pantelitsa Loizia. 2018. "Monitoring and evaluation of prevention activities regarding household organics waste from insular communities." Journal of Cleaner Production 172, no. : 3567-3577.
Food wastage is receiving much research and policy attention worldwide, especially during the past decade, due to the environmental, economic, and social implications that it is related to. Prevention of food wastage is a key factor in the battle against starvation on the global scale. If food wastage is halved globally by the year 2025, almost 1 billion more people could be fed, a number that corresponds to the expected global population growth between the years 2010 and 2025. Food wastage is generated in every sector of the food supply chain, namely, agriculture, processing, wholesales-retails, households, and food services. The contribution of each sector differs substantially due to a range of reasons dependent on the socioeconomic conditions of each country, the culture of the people, the food supply chain, the available food provisioning infrastructure, and policy. In the more developed part of the world, there is growing evidence that the contribution of the households to the food waste problem is particularly significant as the result of multiple behaviors within a household that increase the likelihood or amount of food being wasted. The aim of this chapter is to review the findings reported in peer-reviewed literature published during the past decade. Food wastage is presented in terms of: its amounts generated; its economic, social, and environmental impacts; its dependence on certain sociodemographic and behavioral factors; and finally, its placement in the waste hierarchy context. Food wastage prevention throughout the food supply chain should be among the key pillars of creating a sustainable food system.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi. Food Wastage Prevention as a Means for Saving Food. Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation 2017, 1 -14.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Christina Chroni, Katia Lasaridi. Food Wastage Prevention as a Means for Saving Food. Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation. 2017; ():1-14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Katia Lasaridi. 2017. "Food Wastage Prevention as a Means for Saving Food." Handbook of Famine, Starvation, and Nutrient Deprivation , no. : 1-14.
Food waste is a stream that becomes increasingly important in terms of its prevention potential. There is a large number of behaviours that can be associated with food waste generation and the efforts towards food waste prevention. A questionnaire study was carried in order to study consumer behaviour related to food provision and wastage in Greece. Proper practices of the respondents that can prevent the generation of food waste were investigated using nine behavioural scales, which were defined on the basis of similar studies in other countries. A structured questionnaire was utilised in order to test those behaviours against the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents. The results of the study indicate that in terms of inferential statistical analysis, among the numerous variables examined, those that enhance food waste prevention are the involvement of the respondent in cooking, the annoyance towards food waste generation and the education level.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni. Food waste prevention in Athens, Greece: The effect of family characteristics. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 2016, 34, 1210 -1216.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Katia Lasaridi, Christina Chroni. Food waste prevention in Athens, Greece: The effect of family characteristics. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 2016; 34 (12):1210-1216.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni. 2016. "Food waste prevention in Athens, Greece: The effect of family characteristics." Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 34, no. 12: 1210-1216.
This chapter first discusses key aspects of waste prevention in a multidisciplinary context. It then defines the term “waste prevention” and discusses its importance in relation to sustainability. Next, the chapter presents the policy framework of the European Union (EU), the United States (U.S.), and selected countries that have taken important steps toward promoting waste prevention, presenting an analysis of waste prevention actions and initiatives applicable to production, supply, consumption, and the household for different key waste streams. The chapter specifically tackles food waste, packaging waste, nonpackaging paper waste, waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), and green waste. Finally, the chapter examines major barriers affecting waste prevention and reviews successful efforts of central and local authorities, businesses, consumers, and social enterprises in mitigating such negative barriers.
Katia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni; Antonis A. Zorpas; Konstantinos Abeliotis; Jonathan W. C. Wong; Rao Y. Surampalli; Tian C. Zhang; Rajeshwar D. Tyagi; Ammaiyappan Selvam. Waste Prevention. Sustainable Solid Waste Management 2016, 53 -93.
AMA StyleKatia Lasaridi, Christina Chroni, Antonis A. Zorpas, Konstantinos Abeliotis, Jonathan W. C. Wong, Rao Y. Surampalli, Tian C. Zhang, Rajeshwar D. Tyagi, Ammaiyappan Selvam. Waste Prevention. Sustainable Solid Waste Management. 2016; ():53-93.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKatia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni; Antonis A. Zorpas; Konstantinos Abeliotis; Jonathan W. C. Wong; Rao Y. Surampalli; Tian C. Zhang; Rajeshwar D. Tyagi; Ammaiyappan Selvam. 2016. "Waste Prevention." Sustainable Solid Waste Management , no. : 53-93.
In this study, a greenhouse-type solar dryer was developed in order to demonstrate an olive oil by-product and agro-residue Managing System, which uses solar drying processes for the treatment of olive oil mill residues to decrease the high energy consumption of the drying operations, thus decreasing the environmental impact of these residues. The resulting by-products, once dried out, have a final application as fuel. The greenhouse, with a roof height of 3.5 m and total area of 150 m2, consisted of three 3.0 × 1.5 × 0.20 m concrete tanks, where the drying of olive pomace (two- and three-phase olive mills), leaves and biomass from pruning for the production of solid biofuels was examined. The two-phase olive mill by-products required more drying time than three-phase olive mill by-products due to higher moisture content. Moreover, the moisture rate was positively related to minimum relative humidity and the highest material and ambient temperature. Using free solar energy for drying olive oil by-products can be beneficial from the point of view of energy consumption and, consequently, the drying system cost. The main innovation of the process is using the most abundantly available energy source in Greece—and the Mediterranean basin generally—the sun.
A. Maragkaki; F. Galliou; N. Markakis; G. Sabathianakis; C. Tsompanidis; G. Lolos; G. Mavrogiannis; G. Koukakis; K. Lasaridi; Thrassyvoulos Manios. Initial Investigation of the Solar Drying Method for the Drying of Olive Oil By-Products. Waste and Biomass Valorization 2016, 7, 819 -830.
AMA StyleA. Maragkaki, F. Galliou, N. Markakis, G. Sabathianakis, C. Tsompanidis, G. Lolos, G. Mavrogiannis, G. Koukakis, K. Lasaridi, Thrassyvoulos Manios. Initial Investigation of the Solar Drying Method for the Drying of Olive Oil By-Products. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2016; 7 (4):819-830.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Maragkaki; F. Galliou; N. Markakis; G. Sabathianakis; C. Tsompanidis; G. Lolos; G. Mavrogiannis; G. Koukakis; K. Lasaridi; Thrassyvoulos Manios. 2016. "Initial Investigation of the Solar Drying Method for the Drying of Olive Oil By-Products." Waste and Biomass Valorization 7, no. 4: 819-830.
This work aims to identify the potential biomass resources produced in the area of the Central Macedonia Region, in Northern Greece, in order to contribute to the efforts to achieve national targets for renewable energy sources. Specific objectives included the evaluation of the biomass amounts in each regional unit, the measurement of their characteristics and properties, and the investigation of their utilization potential. According to this survey, a total of 1.33 million tonnes of fresh biomass residues are produced in the Greek Central Macedonia Region. The utilization potential of available biomass resources may be evaluated according to the quality characteristics of the various types of biomass based on the results of laboratory tests and classified in the following ranking in descending order: peach and olive stone, cotton residues, almond shell, olive cake, pressed grape skins, peach pulp and peach and potato peels. The residues from oil production and cotton mill residues are of high importance. Agricultural residues remaining in the farming areas, such as olive and peach branches, represent another challenging biomass source. Furthermore, according to the survey for each regional unit, there is a significant number of biomass types that could be utilized, after appropriate management. An efficient management plan should be based on the use of biomass resources with a regular production regime over the year, such as manure or potato residues, combined with or supported by the sequential use of various other residues produced through the year, on a temporary basis. Thus the presence of different types of biomass resources in the specific area, with seasonal variability, could justify the continuous availability of raw materials all year round.
A. E. Maragkaki; T. Kotrotsios; Petros Samaras; A. Manou; K. Lasaridi; Thrassyvoulos Manios. Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Biomass from Agro-industrial Processes in the Central Macedonia Region, Greece. Waste and Biomass Valorization 2015, 7, 383 -395.
AMA StyleA. E. Maragkaki, T. Kotrotsios, Petros Samaras, A. Manou, K. Lasaridi, Thrassyvoulos Manios. Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Biomass from Agro-industrial Processes in the Central Macedonia Region, Greece. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2015; 7 (2):383-395.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. E. Maragkaki; T. Kotrotsios; Petros Samaras; A. Manou; K. Lasaridi; Thrassyvoulos Manios. 2015. "Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Biomass from Agro-industrial Processes in the Central Macedonia Region, Greece." Waste and Biomass Valorization 7, no. 2: 383-395.
Home composting is a waste prevention measure related to the management of the household's food waste, garden trimmings, and other smaller organic household waste streams. Thus, home composting is an alternative way of exploitation of the “biomass” generated from the households. It is an alternative to centralized composting. Biomass utilization is explicitly stated as a principle of green chemistry. The aim of this paper is presentation of the results of a case study dealing with the life cycle environmental assessment of home composting of food waste in households in Greece. The results of the study indicate that home composting is environmentally preferable over the current organic waste management situation in Greece.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni. Life cycle assessment of food waste home composting in Greece. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry 2015, 98, 1 -11.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Katia Lasaridi, Christina Chroni. Life cycle assessment of food waste home composting in Greece. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. 2015; 98 (10):1-11.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni. 2015. "Life cycle assessment of food waste home composting in Greece." Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry 98, no. 10: 1-11.
A. A. Zorpas; K. Lasaridi; I. Voukkali; P. Loizia; C. Chroni. Promoting Sustainable Waste Prevention Strategy Activities and Planning in Relation to the Waste Framework Directive in Insular Communities. Environmental Processes 2015, 2, 159 -173.
AMA StyleA. A. Zorpas, K. Lasaridi, I. Voukkali, P. Loizia, C. Chroni. Promoting Sustainable Waste Prevention Strategy Activities and Planning in Relation to the Waste Framework Directive in Insular Communities. Environmental Processes. 2015; 2 (S1):159-173.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. A. Zorpas; K. Lasaridi; I. Voukkali; P. Loizia; C. Chroni. 2015. "Promoting Sustainable Waste Prevention Strategy Activities and Planning in Relation to the Waste Framework Directive in Insular Communities." Environmental Processes 2, no. S1: 159-173.
Waste prevention is the highest ranked priority in the European Waste Framework Directive. The aim of this paper is to present the design, development and main features of a web-based tool that enables local authorities to select and implement optimum waste prevention programmes for their local conditions and to prepare their Waste Prevention Plans. The aforementioned tool, namely the WASP-Tool, is implemented as a knowledge-based decision support system which extracts characteristics and features of the waste prevention strategy models and applies multicriteria evaluation techniques in order to facilitate decision making. It has been developed in Greek and reflects Greek and Cypriot data, context and waste prevention potential, to facilitate its use by local authorities and local administration. The application of the tool is demonstrated and its main features are presented.
Katia Lasaridi; Ourania Hatzi; George Batistatos; Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Nick Kalogeropoulos; Costas Chatzieleftheriou; Nick Gargoulas; Antonis Mavropoulos; Antonis Zorpas; Maria Nikolaidou; Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos. Waste Prevention Scenarios Using a Web-Based Tool for Local Authorities. Waste and Biomass Valorization 2015, 6, 625 -636.
AMA StyleKatia Lasaridi, Ourania Hatzi, George Batistatos, Konstadinos Abeliotis, Christina Chroni, Nick Kalogeropoulos, Costas Chatzieleftheriou, Nick Gargoulas, Antonis Mavropoulos, Antonis Zorpas, Maria Nikolaidou, Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos. Waste Prevention Scenarios Using a Web-Based Tool for Local Authorities. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2015; 6 (5):625-636.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKatia Lasaridi; Ourania Hatzi; George Batistatos; Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Nick Kalogeropoulos; Costas Chatzieleftheriou; Nick Gargoulas; Antonis Mavropoulos; Antonis Zorpas; Maria Nikolaidou; Dimosthenis Anagnostopoulos. 2015. "Waste Prevention Scenarios Using a Web-Based Tool for Local Authorities." Waste and Biomass Valorization 6, no. 5: 625-636.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Vassiliki Costarelli; Christina Chroni. The implications of food waste generation on climate change: The case of Greece. Sustainable Production and Consumption 2015, 3, 8 -14.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Katia Lasaridi, Vassiliki Costarelli, Christina Chroni. The implications of food waste generation on climate change: The case of Greece. Sustainable Production and Consumption. 2015; 3 ():8-14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Vassiliki Costarelli; Christina Chroni. 2015. "The implications of food waste generation on climate change: The case of Greece." Sustainable Production and Consumption 3, no. : 8-14.
Waste management planning requires reliable data regarding waste generation, affecting factors on waste generation and forecasts of waste quantities based on facts. In order to decrease the environmental impacts of waste management the choice of prevention plan as well as the treatment method must be based on the features of the waste that are produced in a specific area. Factors such as culture, economic development, climate, and energy sources have an impact on waste composition; composition influences the need of collecting waste more or less frequently of waste collection and disposition. The research question was to discover the main barriers concerning the compositional analysis in Insular Communities under warm climate conditions and the findings from this study enabled the main contents of a waste management plan to be established. These included advice to residents on waste minimisation, liaison with stakeholders and the expansion of kerbside recycling schemes.
Antonis A. Zorpas; Katia Lasaridi; Irene Voukkali; Pantelitsa Loizia; Christina Chroni. Household waste compositional analysis variation from insular communities in the framework of waste prevention strategy plans. Waste Management 2015, 38, 3 -11.
AMA StyleAntonis A. Zorpas, Katia Lasaridi, Irene Voukkali, Pantelitsa Loizia, Christina Chroni. Household waste compositional analysis variation from insular communities in the framework of waste prevention strategy plans. Waste Management. 2015; 38 ():3-11.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonis A. Zorpas; Katia Lasaridi; Irene Voukkali; Pantelitsa Loizia; Christina Chroni. 2015. "Household waste compositional analysis variation from insular communities in the framework of waste prevention strategy plans." Waste Management 38, no. : 3-11.
Food waste is a waste stream with serious economic, environmental and social implications. The emphasis of the reported research is on the food waste generated by households in Greece. A structured questionnaire was utilised in order to identify the attitudes of the respondents and investigate the prevalence of certain behavioural good practices that can prevent the generation of food waste. The research, to our knowledge the first of its kind in Greece, took place in February and March 2012. Face-to-face interviews were employed, resulting to a total of 231 consumers fully completing the questionnaire. Results indicate that, based on self-reported behaviour, people in Greece have positive attitudes towards food waste prevention and that their habits are close to the good practices suggested in the literature for reducing food waste. For instance, most respondents do plan their food shopping in a multitude of ways and are very careful in their purchases of fresh food supplies. However, about 40% misunderstand the meaning of food date labels. The positive findings are strongly influenced by the severe recession experienced in the country, which makes consumers more conscious of their spending. Results may serve as a yardstick to further promote and establish food waste prevention behaviour at the household level on an environmental and social awareness basis that may outlast the economic crisis.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni. Attitudes and behaviour of Greek households regarding food waste prevention. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 2014, 32, 237 -240.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Katia Lasaridi, Christina Chroni. Attitudes and behaviour of Greek households regarding food waste prevention. Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 2014; 32 (3):237-240.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Katia Lasaridi; Christina Chroni. 2014. "Attitudes and behaviour of Greek households regarding food waste prevention." Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy 32, no. 3: 237-240.
Packaging is a key stage of the life cycle of a product regarding its environmental impact. Also, the contribution of the households in the success of packaging recycling programs is well documented. The aim of this paper is the presentation of the development of a computer-aided tool that assists consumers in minimising their everyday environmental impact via the environmental assessment of the products’ packaging coupled with the recycling behaviour of the consumer. The tool has been developed in Microsoft Access and consists of a user-friendly interface and four databases which contain data on the packaging materials of consumer products and their weights alongside with data for the recycling rates of various waste packaging materials in Greece. The user inputs the number of packages per product that he/she bought followed by his/her recycling habits. The tool then calculates the environmental impacts of his/her choices (both consumer and recycling). The key advantage of the developed computer tool is its simplicity, both conceptual and operable. On the other hand, its main drawback is that impact assessment data are based on Dutch conditions. Overall, the implications of the developed computer-aided tool for informing and raising consumer awareness on packaging waste recycling are enormous.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Fotios Zachos; Katia Lasaridi. A Database Tool for Raising Awareness on the Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Household Packaging Waste. Journal of Computational Environmental Sciences 2014, 2014, 1 -6.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Fotios Zachos, Katia Lasaridi. A Database Tool for Raising Awareness on the Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Household Packaging Waste. Journal of Computational Environmental Sciences. 2014; 2014 ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Fotios Zachos; Katia Lasaridi. 2014. "A Database Tool for Raising Awareness on the Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Household Packaging Waste." Journal of Computational Environmental Sciences 2014, no. : 1-6.
The Waste Framework Directive (WFD-2008/98/EC) has set clear waste prevention procedures, including reporting, reviewing, monitoring and evaluating. Based on the WFD, the European Commission and will offer support to Member States on how to develop waste prevention programmes through guidelines and information sharing on best practices. Monitoring and evaluating waste prevention activities are critical, as they constitute the main tools to enable policy makers, at the national and local level, to build their strategic plans and ensure that waste prevention initiatives are effective and deliver behaviour change. However, how one can measure something that is not there, remains an important and unresolved research question. The paper reviews and attempts to evaluate the methods that are being used for measuring waste prevention and the impact of relevant implemented activities at the household level, as the available data is still limited.
Antonis A. Zorpas; Katia Lasaridi. Measuring waste prevention. Waste Management 2013, 33, 1047 -1056.
AMA StyleAntonis A. Zorpas, Katia Lasaridi. Measuring waste prevention. Waste Management. 2013; 33 (5):1047-1056.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonis A. Zorpas; Katia Lasaridi. 2013. "Measuring waste prevention." Waste Management 33, no. 5: 1047-1056.