Table 1.

Types of food waste in Molson Coors and their management alternatives

	Spent grain	Waste beer	Conditioning bottom	Filter waste	Trub
Edibility	Inedible	Edible	Edible	Inedible	Inedible
State	N/A	Eatable	Eatable	N/A	N/A
Origin	Plant based	Plant based	Principally microorganisms*	Microorganisms*	Plant based
Complexity	Single product	Single product	Single product	Mixed product	Mixed product
Animal-product presence	N/A	N/A	N/A	Not in contact with animal-based products	Not in contact with animal-based products
Treatment	N/A	Processed	Unprocessed	N/A	N/A
Packaging	N/A	Separable from packaging	Unpackaged	N/A	N/A
Packaging biodegradability	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage of the supply chain	Non-catering waste	Non-catering waste	Non-catering waste	Non-catering waste	Non-catering waste
Current treatment	Animal feeding	95 % animal feeding + 5 % sewage	Animal feeding	50 % compost + 50 % sewage	Animal feeding
Suggested alternative	Animal feeding	Redistribution for human consumption	Animal feeding	Anaerobic digestion	Animal feeding
Further possibilities	Production of foodstuff	N/A	Production of foodstuff	Industrial uses	Production of foodstuff
Quantity	≈70,000 t/year	14,000 t/year	7000 t/year	1200 t/year	≈700 t/year

The suggested alternative is based on the FWMDT presented in the Figs. 4–7. Possible alternative options from the food waste hierarchy are suggested as further possibilities when they are better than the suggested alternative. The particular type of diatomaceous earth in filter waste was not identified and thus it was considered to be not suitable for animal feeding. N/A means ‘not applicable’ or that the information is not necessary. * The ‘microorganisms’ indicator, from the origin stage, was considered as plant based