Table 1.

Types of waste and their origin in the food industry

Type of Waste	Origin of Waste
Waste from the preparation, processing and rendering of meat, fish and other food stuffs originating from animals	Slaughter house, butcher shops, fish processing plants, egg processing plants, tallow processing plants
Waste from the preparation and processing of fruit, vegetables, grain, edible oil, cocoa, coffee and tobacco, production of canned foods.	Fruit and vegetable processing plant, starch manufacturers, malt houses, grist and husting mill, oil mills, manufacturers of coffee, tea, cocoa, and canned foods, tobacco processing plants.
Waste from sugar production	Sugar manufacturers
Waste from milk processing	Dairies
Waste from production of baked foods and sweets	Bakeries, confectioners, candy producers.
Waste from the production of both non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages	Breweries, wineries, liqueur producers, distilleries, non-alcoholic beverage and fruit juice producers

Frauhofer-Institut 1990