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Determinants of Implementation of the Circular Economy in the Food Processing Sector on the Example of the Dairy Industry

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  • Gralak Arkadiusz

    (DEng, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute, Department of Agribusiness and Bioeconomy, ; ul. Świętokrzyska 20, 00-002, Warsaw, Poland .)

  • Grochowska Renata

    (PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. of Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute, Department of Agribusiness and Bioeconomy, ; ul. Świętokrzyska 20, 00-002, Warsaw, Poland .)

  • Szczepaniak Iwona

    (PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. of Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics National Research Institute, Department of Agribusiness and Bioeconomy, ; ul. Świętokrzyska 20, 00-002, Warsaw, Poland .)

Abstract

The aim of the study is to present the determinants of the potential application of the circular economy model in the food processing sector on the example the dairy industry. The first part of the article analyzes various factors that stimulate and limit the transformation of the dairy industry towards the circular economy. The second part presents the examples of solutions corresponding to the idea of a circular economy that have been implemented or are planned to be implemented in dairy enterprises. This paper is an overview. It uses strategic eu and national documents, literature on the circular economy in agri--food systems, as well as reports from the trade press presenting specific examples of the implementation of circular economy solutions in dairies. The analysis shows that in the dairy industry there are great opportunities to implement the circular economy model, but it is a complex process under the influence of stimulating and limiting factors. It requires systemic changes at various levels of the economy, significant financial resources, and above all, adaptation investments in the field of innovative technologies, energy systems, and water and wastewater management. Successful activities supporting the transformation towards the circular economy implemented in dairy enterprises include in particular solutions consisting in: reducing the amount of waste produced and reusing it, direct use of by-products, using renewable energy sources (in heating and cooling systems), reducing consumption of water and reusing it, using eco-friendly packaging and sustainable transportation. In conclusion, it should be stated that the actions taken by the food processing sector, including the dairy industry, aimed at transformation towards the circular economy are necessary, especially in the context of the challenges related to the european Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy.

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  • Gralak Arkadiusz & Grochowska Renata & Szczepaniak Iwona, 2022. "Determinants of Implementation of the Circular Economy in the Food Processing Sector on the Example of the Dairy Industry," Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej / Problems of Agricultural Economics, Sciendo, vol. 372(3), pages 64-84, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:zerpae:v:372:y:2022:i:3:p:64-84:n:2
    DOI: 10.30858/zer-152535
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    Keywords

    circular economy; food processing sector; dairy industry;
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    JEL classification:

    • P42 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Productive Enterprises; Factor and Product Markets; Prices
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products

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