Article excerpts:

“Finding a comprehensive, cost-competitive and sustainable waste management solution can be a significant challenge. For food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and retailers, food waste is inevitable and with regulations frequently changing, it can be hard to keep up. While edible organic waste should be prioritized for donation to people and animals, inedible waste, such as manufacturing waste or product recalls, poses a dilemma: where should it go and how can we dispose of it more sustainably?

Food and beverage waste has long been thrown away alongside non-organic waste streams, typically ending up in incinerators and landfills and losing any of its nutrient reclamation potential. In fact, according to the EPA, food is the most landfilled material, comprising roughly 58% of methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills.

Recognizing this environmental impact, state and local governments across the country are enacting organic waste bans and recycling laws that require landfill diversion.”

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