Simple waste reduction strategies can free up badly needed cash while generating measurable environmental benefits.
This might lead to misunderstanding about the actual effect of implementing any waste reduction strategies.
Recycle of process and waste streams are among the most effective resource conservation and waste reduction strategies.
Therefore, this paper addresses this knowledge gap through the design and validation of a Building Design Waste Reduction Strategies (Waste ReSt) model that aims to investigate the relationships between design variables and their impact on onsite waste reduction.
One major contribution of this study is the development of a dynamic model for evaluating C&D waste reduction strategies under various scenarios, so that best management strategies could be identified before being implemented in practice.
The high indirect waste generation found in Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Mining is significant, as industry and government reports show that current waste reduction strategies focus on secondary and tertiary sectors rather than on primary industries.
The importance of waste reduction strategies for primary activities such as mining and agriculture needs to be re-examined in light of these results (Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW 2007; Zero Waste South Australia 2007; ACT NOWaste 2008; Environment Division, Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts 2009).
Today, a large amount of Danish hospitals, canteens and restaurants has food waste reduction strategies, which save their businesses large amounts of money.
Before producing the Roadmap, the ReFED team collaborated with experts and key stakeholders to determine where waste occurs in the food chain, to identify the most viable food waste reduction strategies and to carefully assess the relative feasibility, economic impact and waste reduction potential of each solution.
Under the regional implementation of FAO's SAVE FOOD programme on food loss and waste reduction, national food loss and waste reduction strategies should be congruent with the specific needs of each country and with existing national strategies on agricultural development, food security, and climate change mitigation.
