Waste generation and carbon emissions of a hospital kitchen in the US: Potential for waste diversion and carbon reductions.

Waste generation and carbon emissions of a hospital kitchen in the US: Potential for waste diversion and carbon reductions.

This study measured the total quantity and composition of waste generated in a large, New York City (NYC) hospital kitchen over a one-day period to assess the impact of potential waste diversion strategies in potential weight of waste diverted from landfill and reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emis...

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Main Authors: Cassandra L Thiel, SiWoon Park, Aviva A Musicus, Jenna Agins, Jocelyn Gan, Jeffrey Held, Amy Horrocks, Marie A Bragg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247616

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