In Food Industry the solid waste consists mainly from organic substances and waste from packages.

As far as the organic waste is concerned, it should be examined the possibility of disposing it as raw material in other industries, whereas for the packing waste the use of recyclable and degradable materials should be examined.

By improving the packing management an industry may have many economic profits and it will also improve its environmental performance. Moreover, an industry that improves its packing policy complies with the European and the National Legislation.

The packing management should be done in accordance to the Hierarchy of Management of Waste, which has as first priority the waste reduction and as last solution the waste disposal. The waste minimisation can be achieved by reducing the need of use of packing or even by optimising and modifying the packages so that they can be recycled.

The organic waste, that is produced, depends on the type of products that the industry produces. However, a significant amount of organic waste is usually reused as raw material in other industrial sectors. Moreover, an industry can make profit from the produced waste and reduce the waste treatment cost by selling it.