2019 Food-Energy-Water Nexus
Food Waste Separation & Depackaging:Capturing Organic Residuals for Nutrient Repurposing, Compost and/or Renewable Energy
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⢠Increasing the capacity for animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion of source segregated, prepackaged food and organic waste
⢠Encouraging the demand for quality food and organic waste outputs in the marketplace
⢠Identifying and opening new markets for animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion outputs
⢠Recycling organic waste streams for continued repurposing
⢠Reduce environmental impact of discarded organic waste
Separation technology and equipment have made it possible to remove organic contents from its packaging for recycling/repurposing. This separation of materials leads to the increased utilization of animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion. My presentation will explore the ability to separate organics from its packaging onsite at food manufacturing, retail, municipalities, stand alone facilities and transfer stations as a means to divert organic waste from landfills and repurpose/recycle the material through animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion.