Food Waste Anaerobic Digestion
Finding the Right Feedstock for Anaerobic Digestion Plants
The Challenge of Securing Adequate Feedstock for AD Plants to Secure Initial Capital Funding and During Operation Anaerobic digestion (AD) plants plays a crucial role in the renewable energy landscape, producing biogas through the digestion of organic waste feedstock. However, one of the major challenges in developing and sustaining AD facilities is finding the right […]
Separate Food Waste Collections Mandatory in England by 2026
It might seem obvious that it’s way beyond the time for English local authorities to implement separate food waste collections (SFWCs). Wales and Scotland have been doing it successfully for 7 years. Now, at last, weekly SFWCs are set to become a legal requirement for all English LAs by 2026. The government’s implementation of food waste […]
The Truth Behind Electric Kitchen Composters: Understanding Food Waste Management
Take care! “Electric Kitchen Composters” are not what their name suggests them to be. In the realm of sustainable living and waste management, the distinction between traditional composting and modern food waste dehydrators is often blurred. Recent discussions by BioCycle columnists Sally Brown and Ron Alexander have highlighted the issue: many in-home food waste dehydrators […]
Post-Consumer Food Waste: Transform Leftovers Into Energy with AD
Food waste is a big issue all over the world. Every year, loads of food gets thrown away after people eat, and much of this leftover food is called post-consumer food waste. It’s important to know that in America alone, people toss out about 60 million tonnes of food every year, which means nearly half […]
Converting Food Waste to Animal Feed: Going Beyond Leftovers for Livestock
Welcome to our journey into the fascinating world of converting food waste to animal feed. Explore the sustainable practice of converting food waste into valuable animal feed. Learn how this innovative approach reduces waste, cuts methane emissions, and supports a greener future. Discover practical steps for businesses to take action. Join us in the journey […]
Simpler Recycling Collections by 2026 Announced & All England to Get Separate Food Waste Collections
“Simpler Recycling Collections” by 2026 as announced by Defra, also means that all local authority councils in England will provide householders with separate weekly food waste collections from the kerbside by the end of 2026. On Friday 21 October the UK government put out a Press Release which is of interest to the AD community […]
Food Waste Biogas Made from Local Authority Organic Collections is a Green Marvel: How to Do It Right
Food waste biogas, in other words, making renewable fuel (methane) from local authority food waste (by using it as a feed for the Anaerobic digestion (AD) process) to make biogas is a marvel. But it has numerous potential pitfalls. It can ONLY be an effective component of a municipal organics recycling system if done right, […]
Anaerobic Digestion of Pre-Consumer Food Waste & 3 Generations of Depackaging Machines
It’s very unlikely that even waste management professionals have thought much about the anaerobic digestion of pre-consumer food waste because it all happens behind closed doors. It is out of sight and out of mind! So, why should you care? Our planet is grappling with the mounting issue of food waste, climate change is romping […]
Cost of Anaerobic Digestion in the UK: WRAP Annual Gate Fees Report 2022
The cost of anaerobic digestion in the UK is reported for those seeking to operate their own biogas plants as below: Latest 2022 Annual WRAP Gate Fees Report Another indicator of the rising demand for food waste and the highly geographically variable degree of supply and demand in the market for anaerobic digestion for those […]
Salmon Fish Waste Biogas: Pioneering a Sustainable Future for Aquaculture
Salmon Fish Waste Biogas is not a pleasant thought. But, undeniably, the fishing and fish cultivation industries necessarily produce a lot of organic waste. In particular salmon fish waste and fish waste in general was until recently simply thrown into landfills. Thankfully, that is not necessary any longer. Not since the development of fish waste […]
