About Organic / food waste management
Organic and Food Waste Management covers wet waste, the part of the waste stream that can be returned to use. Composting stories include Mangaluru's order for apartments and bulk generators to build on-site composting units, NDMC's community organic waste converters and home composting in New Delhi, and a composting facility at Goa University.
Biogas is the other main route, with BMC's mini waste-to-energy plant at Haji Ali, GAIL's compressed biogas plant with Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Manesar's plan to make biogas from dung and the Indian Biogas Association's view of how much waste could go to biogas plants. Newer methods include Aluva's automated bio-booths, a solar drying and pyrolysis pilot in Chennai that turns organic waste into biochar and energy, and seafood waste converted into fish feed.
The section is written for municipal officials, housing society and campus managers, food businesses and biogas and composting suppliers.
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- Indian biogas industry can help reduce waste considerably Why the Indian Biogas Association says much of India's waste could go to biogas plants
- Mangaluru civic body asks flats to build on-site compost units in three months Mangaluru's rule that apartments and bulk generators compost wet waste on site
- NDMC’s green initiatives for waste management How NDMC set up community organic waste converters and home composting
- BMC’s 1st waste-to-energy plant starts ops at Mumbai’s Haji Ali How BMC's Haji Ali plant turns wet waste into electricity
- Ranchi to generate biogas from its organic waste The compressed biogas plant GAIL and Ranchi planned to run on organic waste
- Seafood Waste for Sustainable Fish Feed How bioconversion turns seafood processing waste into fish feed
- Bio-booths to handle waste How Aluva's automated bio-booths treat food waste and wastewater
Questions readers ask
How much waste could go to biogas plants?
The Indian Biogas Association says nearly half of all waste is organic in nature and can be diverted to biogas plants. Read the article
Do apartments have to compost their own wet waste?
In Mangaluru, apartments with more than 30 households and other bulk generators were told to build on-site composting units and process wet waste at source. Read the article
How much biogas can a city make from organic waste?
Under the GAIL and Ranchi Municipal Corporation project, the target is 10 tonnes of compressed biogas every day from 300 tonnes of organic waste. Read the article
Can seafood waste be reused?
Bioconversion techniques can turn seafood waste such as shrimp shells and fish scales into high-quality fish feed, reducing dependence on fishmeal and soybean meal. Read the article