Separate collection of food waste improves the sanitation of the area, public safety and health conditions in the working environment. Food waste in a common unsorted waste container causes unpleasant odours, attracts rodents and insects, therefore they must be stored in sealed, leak-proof, durable and reusable containers. More... While managing such waste separately, it is possible to avoid leaking and smelling household waste containers in their collection locations.
Food waste has a large local recycling and consumption potential. While composting those, there could be obtained an organic fertilizer, which can be used to improve soil fertility and structure, as well as reduce the need for additional fertilizers and pesticides. Food waste can be used for the production of biogas (bio-methane) consumed by both the transport sector and the energy sector.
Food waste, like other biodegradable waste, while decomposing in conditions lacking oxygen (anaerobic) mixing with household waste, produces methane gas (CH4), which is one of greenhouse gases with 21 times stronger impact on the climate change than carbon dioxide (CO2). To make a full use of biogas conversion into electrical and/or thermal energy, they need to be sorted already in the very beginning, when they are created. Hide