Management Food Waste in Municipality Schools: An Analysis from a Circular Economy Perspective

Simone Sehnem, Lucia Godoi, Flavio Simioni, Cristina Martins, Sandro Vieira Soares, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra and Tais Provensi ()
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Simone Sehnem: Postgraduate Program in Management, University of West Santa Catarina (UNOESC), Chapecó 89813-000, Brazil
Lucia Godoi: Postgraduate Program in Management, University of South Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Florianópolis 88010-010, Brazil
Flavio Simioni: Postgraduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Lages 88520-000, Brazil
Cristina Martins: Postgraduate Program in Management, University of South Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Florianópolis 88010-010, Brazil
Sandro Vieira Soares: Postgraduate Program in Management, University of South Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Florianópolis 88010-010, Brazil
José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra: Postgraduate Program in Management, University of South Santa Catarina (UNISUL), Florianópolis 88010-010, Brazil
Tais Provensi: Postgraduate Program in Management, University of West Santa Catarina (UNOESC), Chapecó 89813-000, Brazil

Logistics, 2023, vol. 7, issue 2, 1-25

Abstract: Background : Food waste is a situation that triggers certain controversy, considering that there is still a significant number of people who do not have access to healthy and nutritious food every day. The management of food leftovers from school lunches depends on the creation of measurement mechanisms. Thus, current characteristics of schools should be identified in order to mitigate and better manage these leftovers. This study addresses this gap, that is, it seeks to understand how food waste management is carried out in schools from a circular economy perspective. Methods : Focusing on the management of school lunches in municipal schools, this study aims to build an inductive interpretive theory in order to understand how schools promote food waste management. Results : Loss estimates and their monetization were identified and explained, and alternatives for waste recovery using the ReSOLVE framework were proposed. Conclusions : Therefore, it was assumed that the perspective of circularity is a possible and viable way to manage food waste in school lunches. Stakeholder engagement and awareness raising become necessary premises for success in the food circularity journey.

Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; food waste management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L8 L80 L81 L86 L87 L9 L90 L91 L92 L93 L98 L99 M1 M10 M11 M16 M19 R4 R40 R41 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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