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Organic Waste Management in Educational Institutions: A Systematic Review

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• Yasmin Coelho de Freitas 5 ,
• Adriana Marcia Nicolau Korres 6 &
• Fernanda Aparecida Veronez 6  

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Educational institutions (EI) have been making efforts to achieve sustainable management of organic waste generated in their facilities. To manage this type of waste sustainably, these institutions need and therefore seek indicators to assist in decision-making, maintenance, and improvement of sustainability on campus. Seeking to contribute to the sustainable management of organic waste in educational institutions, this research aimed to identify the sustainability indicators related to organic waste applicable to educational institutions, using a systematic review approach. As a methodology, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systemic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA protocol) were used to guide the review and, later, a snowball literature search. From the results, eight publications that met the research inclusion criteria were identified. From the publications, eight sustainability indicators related to organic waste for educational institutions were identified, namely, disposal of waste for composting, existence of programs for preventing food waste in cafeterias, existence of energy recovery of organic waste (biogas), reduction in the volume of organic waste destined for landfill, training of employees who provide service in the restaurant in relation to selective collection, proper disposal of organic waste, selective collection of organic waste, and existence of practices of waste minimization and diversion. The practice of composting was the most reported indicator, appearing in all identified articles. The results also highlight the importance of environmental education programs for the efficiency of sustainable actions with organic waste in educational institutions. This research made it possible to identify fundamental issues for the sustainable management of organic waste in educational environments, in addition to locating a knowledge gap, given the small number of studies found, serving as a subsidy for future research related to the subject.

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Coelho de Freitas, Y., Nicolau Korres, A.M., Veronez, F.A. (2023). Organic Waste Management in Educational Institutions: A Systematic Review. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Doni, F., Salvia, A.L. (eds) Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68074-9_85-1

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