Within the current political and industrial transition to a bio-based

economy, food waste can be an alternative resource for biobased chemicals. This

chapter describes a case study that evaluates the prospect for Swedish production of

biobased chemicals such as succinic acid from food waste. The evaluation is

addressed from multiple systems perspectives. From a technical and resource

system perspective, the results of the case study show that production seems possible.

However, from a social system perspective succinic acid production currently

lacks institutional support and actor commitment and alignment for realizing

development in Sweden. From an environmental and life cycle perspective, the

scoping of the analysis is decisive for the results. The study shows that multiple

perspectives complement each other when seeking a nuanced evaluation of technical

innovation and give insights for the intended value chain.