The transition to a greener, more sustainable world can often seem daunting, especially as a business or other large organization. With nearly every aspect of your operations impacting the environment in some way, where do you even begin? For many organizations, food waste is an often overlooked aspect of sustainability, but getting your food [Read More]
Anyone who produces large amounts of food waste—whether it’s a business, educational institution, or other organization—needs to consider how that waste will be managed. Fortunately, there is an increasingly popular technology that can safely and efficiently turn such organic materials into something valuable: biodigesters. A biodigester works by breaking down organic matter through the [Read More]
Here’s a not-so-fun fact for you – at 123 million metric tons of CO2e, landfills were the third largest emitters of greenhouse gasses in the US in 2021. Landfilling is economically costly as well; landfilling one ton of waste costs an average of $53.04 in landfill tipping fees, which equates to around $2.1 billion for [Read More]
Every business produces food waste, and disposing of it can be costly. This is especially true for companies that produce high volumes of food waste or operate in areas with limited disposal options. Fortunately, there is an alternative solution – biodigesters to the rescue! A 2017 study of 1200 businesses found that for every $1 invested [Read More]
Almost half of the food produced in the world for consumption every year – approximately 1.3 billion tonnes – gets lost or wasted. What is causing us to add an enormous amount of food waste to the land fill every year? We could all benefit from making more informed decisions when it comes to [Read More]
Sustainable food waste management is about reducing areas of waste throughout the whole supply chain. Food waste should be thought about in a much more detailed and systematic way – it has a negative impact on society. People should rethink how they use food so that there’s less wasted. It starts with natural resources, [Read More]
