Assessment of Current Situation in Waste Management Generated from Albanian Agri-food Industry
Session
Agriculture, Food Science and Technology
Description
Food industry generates huge amount of wastes in liquid and solid form which lead to a negative environmental impact if they are not managed in a proper way.
This study is focused on the assessment of current situation related to the management of waste generated by agri-food industries and producers’ awareness for cleaner production, as a strategy to reduce environmental risk.
The information for this study is provided by the interviews with 54 different food industries. Some questions addressed to the industries consist on the production capacity, types of waste, management disposal, packaging materials etc.
Thus, data provided by different types of industries show that milk processing and dairy products occupy 28% of the interviews, followed by olive oil production and distillery and winery with 24% and 20% respectively. The main packaging material they use is plastic (45%) plastic, cardboard (25%), glass (19%) and cans (11%).
Regarding to waste management, major part of producers have noticed that they take some precautions in solid waste management, meanwhile some distilleries and breweries apply pretreatment of wastewater before discharge it into public wastewater or other receiving water systems. Major part of olive oil industries due to strengthen of environmental legislation pre-collect vegetation water in septic tanks. However, the treatment of active sludge, which is considered harmful for aquatic environments and toxic for soil and vegetation, still remains a problem.
Therefore, application of clean technology, reduction and treatment of wastes and wastewaters are considered essential for food industry waste management.
Keywords:
Food Industry, Waste Management, Wastewater Pretreatment, Environmental Risk.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-50-5
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
29-10-2022 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2022 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.339
Recommended Citation
Devolli, Ariola; Shahinasi, Edlira; and Stafasani, Merita, "Assessment of Current Situation in Waste Management Generated from Albanian Agri-food Industry" (2022). UBT International Conference. 348.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2022/all-events/348
Assessment of Current Situation in Waste Management Generated from Albanian Agri-food Industry
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Food industry generates huge amount of wastes in liquid and solid form which lead to a negative environmental impact if they are not managed in a proper way.
This study is focused on the assessment of current situation related to the management of waste generated by agri-food industries and producers’ awareness for cleaner production, as a strategy to reduce environmental risk.
The information for this study is provided by the interviews with 54 different food industries. Some questions addressed to the industries consist on the production capacity, types of waste, management disposal, packaging materials etc.
Thus, data provided by different types of industries show that milk processing and dairy products occupy 28% of the interviews, followed by olive oil production and distillery and winery with 24% and 20% respectively. The main packaging material they use is plastic (45%) plastic, cardboard (25%), glass (19%) and cans (11%).
Regarding to waste management, major part of producers have noticed that they take some precautions in solid waste management, meanwhile some distilleries and breweries apply pretreatment of wastewater before discharge it into public wastewater or other receiving water systems. Major part of olive oil industries due to strengthen of environmental legislation pre-collect vegetation water in septic tanks. However, the treatment of active sludge, which is considered harmful for aquatic environments and toxic for soil and vegetation, still remains a problem.
Therefore, application of clean technology, reduction and treatment of wastes and wastewaters are considered essential for food industry waste management.