Reducing domestic food waste by lowering home refrigerator temperatures
- Submitting institution
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London South Bank University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 136240
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2013.11.021
- Title of journal
- International Journal of Refrigeration
- Article number
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- First page
- 246
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0140-7007
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2014
- URL
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140700713003629
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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C - The London Centre for Energy Engineering
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- A novel approach to estimating food waste reduction by lowering refrigerator temperatures and the impact on energy use is presented. A literature search for storage lives of typical chilled foods was combined with estimation of potential for using the food during extended storage and experimental measurement of the impact on refrigerator energy consumption. The work was funded by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and published by them (ISBN: 978-1-84405-466-4). Considerable press coverage followed publication, with interest both nationally and internationally (e.g. article by Which?: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2021/01/10-tips-for-reducing-food-waste-at-home/).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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