LCA as a tool for measuring Sustainable Development Goals for food and biowaste. A review.

Agrofood sector and biowaste management are crucial for sustainable development at local, regional and global level. The purpose of the present paper is to analyse if Life Cycle Assessment is a useful tool to define and to measure performances of Sustainable Development Goals related to food waste at territorial level. A short systematic review of 89 Italian papers in the last 10 years is conducted. Studies analysed cover many steps of life cycle. Economic, social, and institutional aspects assessed by LCA studies are shown and many other environmental tools that overlap (Circular Economy, Environmental Footprinting, etc.) are presented. Strengths and weaknesses of LCA methodology are listed. The evidence of the review is that Life Cycle Thinking can be applied to all the Sustainable Development Goals and targets related to food and biowaste. Therefore, LCA can be useful to achieve SDGs related to food waste and to measure sustainability patterns.