Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems | Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Waste utilization and optimization of calamansi peels: a formulation study on biodegradable microbeads

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Rusell Alen Fernandez
Fatimae Mariano
Norman Jake Mabalot

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1762782

440 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Beyond the bottle: factors affecting adoption of liquid urine fertilizer among smallholder farmers in Southern Malawi

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Jabulani Nyengere
Tiwongwe Mzumara
Harineck Tholo
Allena Laura Njala
Chikondi Chisenga
Tabitha Nindi-Chigwe
Weston Mwase
Stanly Mataka
Ololade Latifat Abdulrahman
Judith Adejoke Falola-Olasunkanmi

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1736709

722 views

Review

Published on 11 Feb 2026

A comprehensive review of food waste management in attaining SDG 12.3 goals: insights from Asian countries

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Ping Hu
Lotifa Tamanna Toma
Ashraful Alam
Md. Tanvir Ahmmed
Md. Jahidul Islam
Kazi Farhana
Marjia Sultana
Miraj Ahmed Bhuiyan

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1710361

1,712 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Quantifying household food waste in Kuwait: day-of-week patterns, behaviors, and food security implications

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Saleh AlAli
Wed Al-Otaibi
Sarah Altawari
Aseel Alajmi
Bashayer Rashid
Suad Abubker

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1769191

548 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2026

How prompt concreteness shapes consumer food waste in restaurants: evidence from field and laboratory experiments

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Manze Li
Hanxiang Luo
Zhaoyang Xiang

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2026.1724462

605 views

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Closing the loop in online food delivery: a systematic literature review of consumer behavior toward post-consumption waste

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Ana Luiza Camargo Mascarin Cunha
Maria Teresa de Alvarenga Freire
Gessuir Pigatto
Vivian Lara Silva

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1700028

648 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Optimizing co-composting ratios of cocoa pod husk and poultry manure for cocoa organo-mineral fertilizer formulation in the West African cocoa belt

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Bright Mayinl Laboan
Ruben Sakrabani
Edward Yeboah
Nicholas Girkin
Daniel Simms
Esther Mugi-Ngenga
James Mutegi
Kokou Adambounou Amouzou
Thomas Oberthür

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1704191

1,099 views

Review

Published on 14 Nov 2025

Current technologies for nutrient recovery in aquaponic systems: a review

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Drishya Nishanth
Chythra Somanathan Nair
Ramya Manoharan
Radhakrishnan Subramanian
Irfan Salim
Sajid Maqsood
Abdul Jaleel

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1681638

2,818 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 04 Nov 2025

Editorial: Sustainability in integrated food systems for biovalorization and circular bioeconomy

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Saurabh Singh
Durgesh Kumar Jaiswal
Raj Morya
Jay Prakash Verma
Rajesh K. Sani

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1709172

1,688 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Valorization of post-consumer food leftovers by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) bioconversion into protein feed and organic fertilizer

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Shatha I. Alqurashi

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1689902

1,755 views

Review

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Waste to worth: bioplastic synthesis from lignocellulosic food waste in the age of the circular bioeconomy

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Chiara Vatieri
Teresa Cirillo
Francesco Esposito

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1698348

2,762 views

Review

Published on 16 Oct 2025

A critical review of food waste and poultry manure anaerobic co-digestion: an eco-friendly valorization for sustainable waste management and biogas production

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Ayandeji Sunday Ayantokun
Tonderayi S. Matambo
Charles Rashama
Ismari Van der Merwe
Johan Adam Van Niekerk

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1695945

3,761 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2025

Microplastic abundance and characterization in the anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and dairy manure

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Abbey L. Whitney
Kristina M. Chomiak
Callie W. Babbitt
Nathan C. Eddingsaas
Anna Christina Tyler

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1666814

2,670 views

Systematic Review

Published on 03 Oct 2025

From discard to resource: unlocking the environmental and nutritional value of Bambara groundnut waste

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Mercy Lungaho
Omena Bernard Ojuederie
Efeota Bright Odozi
Barka Peter Mshelmbula
Linus Owalum Onawo
Francis Aibuedefe Igiebor
Anthonia Uselu
Taofeek Tope Adegboyega
Beckley Ikhajiagbe

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1684699

2,340 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Closing the loop: crop yield response and soil health implications of human excreta-derived fertilizer application in dryland agriculture

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

William Musazura
Nqobile Nkomo
Benton Otieno
Taruvinga Badza
Alfred Oduor Odindo
Steven O. Ojwach

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1616479

2,269 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Food upcycling focusing on private households: the potential of food upcycling in rural areas

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Henning Schulte
Tadea Danuta Stelloh
Urte Schleyerbach
Sabine Bornkessel

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1662557

2,514 views
1 citation

Editorial

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Editorial: Agri-food waste utilization for sustainable future: challenges and opportunities

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Muzaffar Hasan
Chirag Maheshwari
Shalini Gaur Rudra

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1680778

2,994 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Aug 2025

Evaluation of biochemical, nutrient content and productivity of oyster mushrooms biofortified with Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Leema
Shivanshu Garg
Deepanjali Gupta
Himanshu Punetha
Fareeda Akhter
Saurabh Gangola
Geeta Bhandari
Amit Mittal
Sazada Siddiqui

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1504781

2,890 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Chitosan oligosaccharide and Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharides as additives affect the bacterial community and optimize the compost performance

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Xingsheng Yin
Shutong Chen
Guangcai Shen
Guangfu Zhang
Guangyun Meng
Siman Gao
Hui Yao
Xiangwei You
Yiqiang Li

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1563421

1,628 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jul 2025

Model-based multi-year P flow analyses and strategies for sustainable food chain management in Changzhou city at China's Taihu Basin

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Zheng Guo
Yunwei Xu
Sophia Shuang Chen
Giri Raj Kattel

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1556515

1,747 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Optimizing Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) production: effects of substrate variation on biomass, nutritional quality, hatchability, fecundity, and frass quality

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Erick O. Ogello
Nicholas O. Outa
Mavindu Muthoka
Fredrick Juma
Jan Hoinkis

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1621034

10,256 views
8 citations

Review

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Essential recycling and repurposing of food waste for environment and sustainability

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Navneet Rai
Theetha L. Pavankumar
Baljit Ghotra
Simarata Dhillon
Vijay Juneja
Noha Amaly
Pramod Pandey

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1575113

9,175 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jun 2025

Fungal functional metabolism succession contributes to product efficiency during co-composting of domestic garbage and cow manure

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Cece Qiao
Libin Bao
Qinjuan Zhang
Xie Yiqin
Lantian Ren
Wenge Wu
Jianfei Wang

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1600462

2,183 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2025

Feasibility study on using combined tomography and spectroscopy techniques to evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics of organo-mineral fertilisers

in Waste Management in Agroecosystems

Ruben Sakrabani
Sara Mosca
Alexander Liptak
Genoveva Burca

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1570461

1,554 views
2 citations