Sáenz Baños, Mercedes IracheLatorre Biel, Juan IgnacioBlanco Fernández, JulioMartínez Cámara, EduardoPérez de la Parte, P.Jiménez Macías, Emilio2023-05-172023-05-172022Analysis of product shrinkage and waste in a potato bagging plant. (2022). Proceedings of the 8th International Food Operations and Processing Simulation Workshop (FoodOPS 2022). The 8th International Food Operations and Processing Simulation Workshop. https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2022.foodops.005.978-88-85741-85-010.46354/i3m.2022.foodops.005https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/45299Nowadays, an average of 2 kg of waste per person are generated in Spain. Furthermore, the household consumption is rising and, as a consequence, the waste production is also increasing. This trend presents a direct impact in the environment. Moreover, after two years of COVID-19 pandemic, it has been detected a stronger rise in consumption per person, while consumption through professional commercial channels for hospitality industry has been lower. This paper analizes the waste generation and product shrinkage in a potato bagging plant, which addresses its production to both final consumers and retailers. The raw materials washing line, as well as the production line, are taken into consideration in the analysis, while new uses to the produced waste are proposed, aiming at providing new useful life, such as the production of bioplastics or the production of biodiesel. As a consequence, the environment impact is minimized and new products are obtained.application/pdfeng© 2022 The Authors. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC-ND) license.Bagging plantPotato processingProduct shrinkageWaste generationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject2023-05-17info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess