food waste
“There is some good people doing something about it”
Tristram Stuart: The global food waste scandal
Author: Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal & The Bloodless Revolution. Published on Sep 17, 2012
Western countries throw out nearly half of their food, not because it’s inedible — but because it doesn’t look appealing. Tristram Stuart delves into the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsible use of global resources.
The Scarecrow
by Chipotle Mexican Gril. Published on Sep 11, 2013
Watch “The Scarecrow”, the companion film for Chipotle’s new app-based game. Then download the free app at www.scarecrowgame.com and join the quest for wholesome, sustainable food. The song “Pure Imagination” performed by Grammy Award®-winning artist Fiona Apple, is available for download on iTunes.
Chipotle – Back to the Start
Published on Sep 18, 2013
Coldplay’s haunting classic ‘The Scientist’ is performed by country music legend Willie Nelson for the soundtrack of the short film entitled, “Back to the Start.” Download the song now available on iTunes. Label and proceeds benefit The Chipotle Cultivate Foundation. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-…
The film, by film-maker Johnny Kelly, depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a more sustainable future. Both the film and the soundtrack were commissioned by Chipotle to emphasize the importance of developing a sustainable food system.
THE (past) GOOD THAT BECAME (today’s) BAD …
OPPORTUNITIES …
Co-processing is the use of waste as raw material, or as a source of energy, or both to replace natural mineral resources (material recycling) and fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum and gas (energy recovery) in industrial processes, mainly in energy intensive industries (EII) such as cement, lime, steel, glass, and power generation. Waste materials used for Co-processing are referred to as alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR).
Can you eat the sun light? Can you eat the wind? Can you eat the power of waves ? Just wondering!
Types of Waste
- Biodegradable waste: includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane or simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things using composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes. Read more.
- Food waste: is food that is discarded or lost uneaten. The causes of food waste or loss are numerous, and occur at the stages of production, processing, retailing and consumption. Read more
Why we, at 4ento, chose Insects?
Conversion of organic waste into high NUTRITIONAL biomass opens new economic opportunities for municipalities and small entrepreneurs in the Management of some municipal solid waste sector.
- Green waste: also called agricultural waste is biodegradable waste that can be composed of garden or park waste, such as grass or flower cuttings and hedge trimmings, as well as domestic and commercial food waste.
- Heat waste: is the heat, by necessity, produced both by machines that do work and in other processes that use energy, for example in a refrigerator warming the room air or a combustion engine releasing heat into the environment. Read more
Why we choose to pay attention to this kind of waste for insects?
Instead of being “wasted” by release into the ambient /environment, sometimes waste heat can be utilised by another process, or a portion of heat that would otherwise be wasted can be reused in the same process if make-up heat is added to a system.
- Open defecation: is the practice of people defecating outside and not into a designated toilet. The term is widely used in literature about water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) issues in developing countries. Read more.
- Industrial FARM waste (chicken, pig, cow’s manure / THEN Slaughterhouses waste). This waste is generally taken care of in a couple of ways: dispose of waste is lagoons or spray the wastewater as irrigation over fields, both very bad ideas because they contaminate surface and groundwater, causing terrible smells, contributing to greenhouse gases and negatively impact the soil. Read more (Beyond the Factory Farm.)
| expressed per | BOD (kg) | SS (kg) | NKj-N (kg) | P (kg) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red meat slaughterhouses | ton LWK | 5 | 5.6 | 0.68 | 0.05 |
| Red meat packinghouses | ton LWK | 11 | 9.6 | 0.84 | 0.33 |
| Poultry slaughterhouses | ton LWK | 6.8 | 3.5 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Tanneries | ton raw hide | 100 | 200 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Dairies (consumption milk) | ton milk | 4.2 | 0.5 | <0.1 | <0.02 |
PLEASE, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle