Waste-to-fuel opportunities for British quick service restaurants: a case study
Waste-to-fuel opportunities for British quick service restaurants: a case study
The fast food supply chain is facing increasing operating costs due to volatile food and energy prices. Based on a case study of a major fast food logistics operator, this paper quantifies the potential for fuel generation from the waste generated by quick-service restaurants in Britain. Several fuel pathways and supply chains were mapped to understand the carbon intensity of the various waste-to-fuel opportunities, the number of heavy goods vehicles that might be powered and the key factors that could help companies make better informed decisions related to fuel generation from waste.
biomass, fuel, energy, ghg, restaurant, waste
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Velazquez Abad, Anthony
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Cherrett, Tom
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Holdsworth, Peter
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Velazquez Abad, Anthony
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Cherrett, Tom
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Holdsworth, Peter
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Velazquez Abad, Anthony, Cherrett, Tom and Holdsworth, Peter
(2015)
Waste-to-fuel opportunities for British quick service restaurants: a case study.
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, .
(doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.08.004).
Abstract
The fast food supply chain is facing increasing operating costs due to volatile food and energy prices. Based on a case study of a major fast food logistics operator, this paper quantifies the potential for fuel generation from the waste generated by quick-service restaurants in Britain. Several fuel pathways and supply chains were mapped to understand the carbon intensity of the various waste-to-fuel opportunities, the number of heavy goods vehicles that might be powered and the key factors that could help companies make better informed decisions related to fuel generation from waste.
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Accepted/In Press date: 3 August 2015
e-pub ahead of print date: 26 September 2015
Keywords:
biomass, fuel, energy, ghg, restaurant, waste
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Transportation Group
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Local EPrints ID: 382237
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/382237
ISSN: 0921-3449
PURE UUID: 44991bf0-fed9-414c-b493-38ecaa9314ef
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Anthony Velazquez Abad
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Peter Holdsworth
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