Tag: food waste

Ohio State University researchers find electric jolt speeds up food waste processing

Ohio State University researchers find electric jolt speeds up food waste processing

September 24, 2025 |

In Ohio, adding an electrical jolt to fermentation of industrial food waste speeds up the process and increases the yield of platform chemicals that are valuable components in a wide range of products, new research shows. In developing the new system, researchers at The Ohio State University also discovered that combining two bacterial species in […]

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Divert teams with United States Cold Storage to produce biogas from food waste

Divert teams with United States Cold Storage to produce biogas from food waste

July 21, 2025 |

In California, Divert, Inc. recently announced a strategic collaboration with United States Cold Storage (USCS) partnering on an innovative recycling program that processes food and beverage products that can’t be sold or donated into renewable energy and soil amendment.  As a part of this program, unsold and non-donatable food and beverage products from USCS’s California […]

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Sainsbury’s to use biomethane from food waste for logistics

Sainsbury’s to use biomethane from food waste for logistics

February 20, 2025 |

In the UK, Sainsbury’s is set to revolutionize its logistics to transform food waste into fuel for a number of its HGV trucks. From March, the pioneering initiative will see biofuel produced directly from Sainsbury’s food waste power 30 trucks at its Emerald Park distribution center, half the site’s fleet. This will save over 3,000 […]

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Abu Dhabi trial to convert food waste into agricultural feed using black soldier fly larvae

Abu Dhabi trial to convert food waste into agricultural feed using black soldier fly larvae

July 16, 2024 |

In the UAE, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Spinneys, and Circa Biotech have expanded a strategic partnership to reduce food waste and support sustainable agriculture by transforming surplus food into agricultural feed using black soldier fly larvae. During a six month trial at select stores in Abu Dhabi, Spinneys managed to decrease […]

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Bio Capital Group acquires Scotish food waste transfer station to boost AD feedstock supplies

Bio Capital Group acquires Scotish food waste transfer station to boost AD feedstock supplies

May 9, 2024 |

In the UK, Bio Capital Group, the UK’s leading commercial energy from food waste producer, has added a fourth asset to its portfolio in Scotland. The newly acquired Linwood food waste transfer station will significantly improve Bio Capital’s ability to process feedstock for its regional Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facilities. The company provides a treatment service […]

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