Kate Porterfield
United KingdomresearcherFemale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Kate Porterfield is a lead researcher at the University of Vermont, specializing in food waste management and its environmental impacts. Her recent study highlights the significant role of plastic contamination in food waste systems and emphasizes the need for effective policies that address both food waste and plastic pollution.
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Kate Porterfield, the lead author, said the method was comparable to working out a 'carbon footprint of a product or process'.
Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say | Food wasteThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-08-09
United Kingdom· 2026-08-09
