The Emergence of a Food-Waste-Based Commodity Frontier in the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID3834802
AuthorsJ S Krones (0000-0003-3215-834X, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume31
Issue4
Pages91-105
Publication date2020-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCapitalism Nature Socialism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5752 • E-ISSN: 1548-3290
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10455752.2019.1686531
OpenAlexW2990442605
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

The article documents the emergence of a food-waste-based commodity frontier in the United States that completes a process of food commodification from cradle to grave. Evidence is drawn from two contemporary trends: the introduction of a profit motive into surplus food rescue activities and the development of new municipal curbside composting programs. The language and theory of commodity frontiers are used to explore observed patterns and inform potential future evolution of each trend. The article contributes to the development of a theory of waste-based commodity frontiers in highly-formalized and well-capitalized contexts like the United States

Business · Commodification · Commodity · Economics · Economy · Food waste · Frontier · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Profit (economics · Waste management · Engineering · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Law · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

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