Seasonal celebrations cause spikes in certain food waste, which can either rot in landfill or be fed as a slurry to the microorganisms responsible for producing biogas through anaerobic digestion (AD) ...

Food waste will be transformed into compost and energy, but not all councils will be ready in time.

Indian colleges are composting daily canteen food waste through biogas plants, vermicomposting and zero-waste systems, reducing landfill load and creating manure, fuel and sustainable campus models.

At Piddlehinton, the biogas is burnt to fuel two large engines, producing enough electricity to power 4,000 homes a year. In West Parley, the new plant is gas to grid, meaning the biomethane created ...