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Repair and preparing for reuse are included among the alternatives for the prevention of the generation of waste from electrical and electronic equipment, a stream that is a rapidly rising environmental issue globally. The main goal of this research was to identify and report the structure and operational problems faced by the electrical and electronic equipment repair sector in Greece. At first, the drivers and drawbacks of repair reported in the literature were reviewed and identified. The research took place in the first semester of 2018, via the use of a structured questionnaire, sent to and completed by 105 stakeholders involved in repair activities. The results indicate that the electrical and electronic equipment sector in Greece is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, established during the past ten years. Moreover, the repairers report that the availability of spare parts is adequate and that consumers have a positive attitude towards electrical and electronic equipment repair.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Konstantina Boikou; Christina Chroni; Konstantina Kalafata; Haris Angelakopoulos; Katia Lasaridi. WEEE Preparing for Reuse in Greece: Potential and Initiatives. Waste and Biomass Valorization 2021, 12, 2959 -2968.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Konstantina Boikou, Christina Chroni, Konstantina Kalafata, Haris Angelakopoulos, Katia Lasaridi. WEEE Preparing for Reuse in Greece: Potential and Initiatives. Waste and Biomass Valorization. 2021; 12 (6):2959-2968.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Konstantina Boikou; Christina Chroni; Konstantina Kalafata; Haris Angelakopoulos; Katia Lasaridi. 2021. "WEEE Preparing for Reuse in Greece: Potential and Initiatives." Waste and Biomass Valorization 12, no. 6: 2959-2968.
Soilless agricultural techniques such as aeroponics are considered innovative agricultural strategies that can help to mitigate global warming. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the greenhouse gas emissions from aeroponic lettuce cultivation in an automatic greenhouse in Greece utilizing the life cycle assessment methodology. Three aeroponic cultivations of lettuce were grown at different times of the year. The field inventory data collected during cultivation included the consumption of water, nutrients, and energy in the form of electricity. The results indicated that the greenhouse gas emissions ranged between 2.17 and 3.55 kg CO2 eq. per kg of lettuce produced. The cultivation performed during winter required more materials and energy for growth than the other cultivations and had the highest carbon footprint (3.55 kg CO2 eq. per kg of lettuce produced). Compared with the results from studies of lettuce cultivation in soil, the CO2 eq. emissions per kg of lettuce in the present work were higher. However, the emissions generated by aeroponic cultivation were comparable to or even lower than those from cultivation methods that require the recirculation of water and/or nutrients using equipment that runs on electricity. It seems that energy is the price that society has to pay if soil is to be replaced as a key natural resource for the production of food.
Sofia-Anna Barla; Georgios Salachas; Konstadinos Abeliotis. Assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions from aeroponic lettuce cultivation in Greece. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 2020, 5, 1 -7.
AMA StyleSofia-Anna Barla, Georgios Salachas, Konstadinos Abeliotis. Assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions from aeroponic lettuce cultivation in Greece. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration. 2020; 5 (2):1-7.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSofia-Anna Barla; Georgios Salachas; Konstadinos Abeliotis. 2020. "Assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions from aeroponic lettuce cultivation in Greece." Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 5, no. 2: 1-7.
Floriculture is an intensive type of agriculture with an income per unit area much higher than any other branch of agriculture. Urban floriculture can be a more sustainable and socially acceptable alternative to urban food production as the latter is exposed to high levels of urban generated contaminants. Urban floriculture may also decrease the carbon footprint associated with transportation of fresh cut flowers and provide better quality seasonal product. In this article, we investigate the concept of urban floriculture as an innovative approach for mitigating the negative impacts of global floriculture supply chains.
Ioannis Manikas; George Malindretos; Konstadinos Abeliotis. Sustainable Cities through Alternative Urban Farming: The Case of Floriculture. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing 2019, 32, 295 -311.
AMA StyleIoannis Manikas, George Malindretos, Konstadinos Abeliotis. Sustainable Cities through Alternative Urban Farming: The Case of Floriculture. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing. 2019; 32 (3):295-311.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIoannis Manikas; George Malindretos; Konstadinos Abeliotis. 2019. "Sustainable Cities through Alternative Urban Farming: The Case of Floriculture." Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing 32, no. 3: 295-311.
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.
Adamantini Kyriacou; Evdokia K. Mitsou; Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Konstantia-Ekaterini Lasaridi. Mapping of antibiotic resistant enterococci in wastewater treatment plants in Greece. Desalination and Water Treatment 2018, 112, 250 -257.
AMA StyleAdamantini Kyriacou, Evdokia K. Mitsou, Konstadinos Abeliotis, Christina Chroni, Konstantia-Ekaterini Lasaridi. Mapping of antibiotic resistant enterococci in wastewater treatment plants in Greece. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2018; 112 ():250-257.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdamantini Kyriacou; Evdokia K. Mitsou; Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christina Chroni; Konstantia-Ekaterini Lasaridi. 2018. "Mapping of antibiotic resistant enterococci in wastewater treatment plants in Greece." Desalination and Water Treatment 112, no. : 250-257.
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.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Sofia-Anna Barla; Vassilis Detsis; George Malindretos. Life cycle assessment of carnation production in Greece. Journal of Cleaner Production 2016, 112, 32 -38.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Sofia-Anna Barla, Vassilis Detsis, George Malindretos. Life cycle assessment of carnation production in Greece. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2016; 112 ():32-38.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Sofia-Anna Barla; Vassilis Detsis; George Malindretos. 2016. "Life cycle assessment of carnation production in Greece." Journal of Cleaner Production 112, no. : 32-38.
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.
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.
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.
Biomass is a renewable energy source that is routinely used for cooking in the developing world, especially in rural areas. The World Health Organization estimates that about 2.5 billion people globally rely on biomass, such as wood, agricultural waste and animal dung to meet their energy needs for cooking utilising traditional low-efficiency cookstoves. However, certain human health risks are associated with the inhalation of off-gases resulting from the indoor use of biomass for cooking, especially for women and children who spend more of their time at home. On the other hand, use of energy-efficient cookstoves is considered to reduce those risks. Thus, qualitative and quantitative measurements of cookstove performance are necessary in order to make different stoves and different cooking processes comparable. The aim of this paper is the presentation of the current situation regarding biomass use for cooking with emphasis placed on the developing world, the brief of the adverse health impacts of biomass burning based on the review of literature, the presentation of the merits of improved efficiency cookstoves and to highlight the need for stove performance tests. The demand of different types of biomass is not likely to change in the near future in the developing world since biomass is readily available and cheap. Thus, the efforts to improve household air quality must concentrate on improving cookstoves efficiency and ventilation of the flue gases outdoors. Programmes for the improvement of the cookstoves efficiency in the developing world should be part of the development agenda.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Christiane Pakula. Reducing health impacts of biomass burning for cooking—the need for cookstove performance testing. Energy Efficiency 2013, 6, 585 -594.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Christiane Pakula. Reducing health impacts of biomass burning for cooking—the need for cookstove performance testing. Energy Efficiency. 2013; 6 (3):585-594.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Christiane Pakula. 2013. "Reducing health impacts of biomass burning for cooking—the need for cookstove performance testing." Energy Efficiency 6, no. 3: 585-594.
The aim of this cradle-to-farm-gate LCA study is the comparison of the impacts generated by different modes of cultivation of beans in the Prespa National Park in Greece. More specifically, three different bean varieties have been assessed based on three different cultivation practices: conventional, integrated and organic. Moreover, the cultivation practices of the three bean varieties are compared based on two different functional units, namely a mass and an area unit. The bean cultivation inventory is compiled from raw agricultural data for the year 2008, extracted from multiple producers involved in a pilot labelling programme. Impact assessment was performed using the CML baseline 2000 method. The results of our analysis indicate that the high input high yield bean varieties are environmentally preferable if we base our assessment on a mass-based functional unit, while the lower input lower yielding variety is preferable if we base our assessment on land use. The integrated agricultural practice is the preferable among the three, in terms of the regional acidification and eutrophication impacts and the global warming potential. On the other hand, organic cultivation of beans leads to protection of the global abiotic resources. Electricity required for irrigation is the major input that affects the environmental impacts followed by the application of sheep manure.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Vassilis Detsis; Christina Pappia. Life cycle assessment of bean production in the Prespa National Park, Greece. Journal of Cleaner Production 2012, 41, 89 -96.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Vassilis Detsis, Christina Pappia. Life cycle assessment of bean production in the Prespa National Park, Greece. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2012; 41 ():89-96.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Vassilis Detsis; Christina Pappia. 2012. "Life cycle assessment of bean production in the Prespa National Park, Greece." Journal of Cleaner Production 41, no. : 89-96.
Green Chemistry is a new approach of chemistry that aims to satisfy the global concerns and demand for sustainability. Green Chemistry is guided by twelve very specific principles of chemical practice. Among them, the seventh one promotes the use of renewable raw materials and feedstock, such as biomass. The widespread application of Green Chemistry principles in everyday life can be achieved by incorporating its paradigm into simple experiments and activities at regular school courses. Thus, an exploration of the students’ background is required. The aim of this study is to provide baseline data on Greek student’s knowledge, beliefs and attitudes related to the seventh Green Chemistry principle namely the use of renewable feedstocks, in order to facilitate introduction of appropriate provision in the school curricula and practice in Greece. Our results indicate that there is a serious knowledge gap among secondary school students regarding the main biomass formation mechanism and the connection of biomass to the global food supply in addition to the almost complete lack of knowledge of the main Green Chemistry principles. Regarding their attitudes, students are positive towards the use of biomass and express a very strong will to be environmentally informed. A logical conclusion of our research is that the development of relevant material that will focus on the application of Green Chemistry principles in everyday life in combination with a training of a core group of educators could be considered as the first steps towards the introduction of Green Chemistry principles in the secondary education system of Greece.
M. Kapassa; K. Abeliotis; M. Scoullos. Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of secondary school students on renewable feedstocks/biomass: the case of Greece. Environment, Development and Sustainability 2012, 15, 101 -116.
AMA StyleM. Kapassa, K. Abeliotis, M. Scoullos. Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of secondary school students on renewable feedstocks/biomass: the case of Greece. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2012; 15 (1):101-116.
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. Kapassa; K. Abeliotis; M. Scoullos. 2012. "Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of secondary school students on renewable feedstocks/biomass: the case of Greece." Environment, Development and Sustainability 15, no. 1: 101-116.
The aim of this paper is the application of Life Cycle Assessment to the operation of the MBT facility of Ano Liossia in the region of Attica in Greece. The region of Attica is home to almost half the population of Greece and the management of its waste is a major issue. In order to explicitly analyze the operation of the MBT plant, five scenarios were generated. Actual operation data of the MBT plant for the year 2008 were provided by the region of Attica and the LCA modeling was performed via the SimaPro 5.1 software while impact assessment was performed utilizing the Eco-indicator'99 method. The results of our analysis indicate that even the current operation of the MBT plant is preferable to landfilling. Among the scenarios of MBT operation, the one with complete utilization of the MBT outputs, i.e. compost, RDF, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, is the one that generates the most environmental gains. Our analysis indicates that the exploitation of RDF via incineration is the key factor towards improving the environmental performance of the MBT plant. Our findings provide a quantitative understanding of the MBT plant. Interpretation of results showed that proper operation of the modern waste management systems can lead to substantial reduction of environmental impacts and savings of resources.
Konstadinos Abeliotis; Alexandros Kalogeropoulos; Katia Lasaridi. Life Cycle Assessment of the MBT plant in Ano Liossia, Athens, Greece. Waste Management 2012, 32, 213 -219.
AMA StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis, Alexandros Kalogeropoulos, Katia Lasaridi. Life Cycle Assessment of the MBT plant in Ano Liossia, Athens, Greece. Waste Management. 2012; 32 (1):213-219.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKonstadinos Abeliotis; Alexandros Kalogeropoulos; Katia Lasaridi. 2012. "Life Cycle Assessment of the MBT plant in Ano Liossia, Athens, Greece." Waste Management 32, no. 1: 213-219.