There are moves afoot to begin uplifting food waste separately from other waste to allow energy to be extracted through the use of anaerobic digestion. On the face of it this sounds like a very good idea – not only does it extract energy but the residual waste can be used as a commercial grade compost, unlike the low grade compost extracted from Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) systems. This would see large reductions in material going to landfill.
My concern is that large scale adoption of this technology will encourage more waste or, at best, stop any further reduction in the food we waste.
Here is why.
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My concern is that large scale adoption of this technology will encourage more waste or, at best, stop any further reduction in the food we waste.
Here is why.
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