Chomp's Circular Solution to Food Waste: On-site Anaerobic Digestion
Renewable Energy Magazine
2023.10.30
It is critical that we reduce food waste to fight climate change. The statistics are alarming: a staggering one-third of the world's food production goes to waste, which translates to over 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year.
What's even more concerning is that when this discarded food decomposes in landfills, it generates methane – a greenhouse gas that is up to 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. These methane emissions from food waste contribute significantly to overall GHG emissions, exacerbating climate change.
According to the International Energy Agency, "Methane is responsible for around 30% of the rise in global temperatures since the industrial revolution, and rapid and sustained reductions in methane emissions are key to limit near-term warming and improve air quality."
Anaerobic digestion, a process that has been used for thousands of years, offers a promising solution to the food waste crisis. This chemical process involves the breakdown of organic materials into biogas, which can be used as a renewable energy source, and digestate, a nutrient-rich fertilizer.
This technology has long proven its efficacy in converting food waste into valuable resources with minimal impact on the environment. Chomp Energy has miniaturized this technology, making it accessible to a wide range of organizations, including supermarkets, university and college campuses, food manufacturing and processing facilities, utilities, and residential communities of 500 to 50,000 people, so that these businesses can start to take responsibility for their food waste and harness the energy it produces.
It is critical that we reduce food waste to fight climate change. The statistics are alarming: a staggering one-third of the world's food production goes to waste, which translates to over 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year.
What's even more concerning is that when this discarded food decomposes in landfills, it generates methane – a greenhouse gas that is up to 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. These methane emissions from food waste contribute significantly to overall GHG emissions, exacerbating climate change.
According to the International Energy Agency, "Methane is responsible for around 30% of the rise in global temperatures since the industrial revolution, and rapid and sustained reductions in methane emissions are key to limit near-term warming and improve air quality."
Anaerobic digestion, a process that has been used for thousands of years, offers a promising solution to the food waste crisis. This chemical process involves the breakdown of organic materials into biogas, which can be used as a renewable energy source, and digestate, a nutrient-rich fertilizer.
This technology has long proven its efficacy in converting food waste into valuable resources with minimal impact on the environment. Chomp Energy has miniaturized this technology, making it accessible to a wide range of organizations, including supermarkets, university and college campuses, food manufacturing and processing facilities, utilities, and residential communities of 500 to 50,000 people, so that these businesses can start to take responsibility for their food waste and harness the energy it produces.
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