Food scraps to green energy

Food waste is the second largest portion of garbage going into landfills in the United States, accounting for over 30 million tons each year. Food Scraps are one of the most important materials to divert from landfills as they decompose to create methane, a potent greenhouse gas (GHG) that contributes to climate change. In order to decrease food waste and mitigate global warming, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) is pioneering an innovative method of taking food scraps from restaurants and commercial food processors and using them as a valuable commodity to produce green renewable energy through anaerobic digestion, with the remains going to compost.

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How to make your own compost

How to compost How to make compost

How does your garden grow? A lot better if the soil is enriched with compost from your own compost pile. Scott Meyer, editor of Organic Gardening magazine, shows how to make and use compost.

E-waste recycling: Giving new life to an old PC

Materials Processing Corporation (MPC), an e-waste recycler based in Eagan, MN, shows how old electronics are recycled.

Documentary on Solid Waste Management

This is Documentary on Solid Waste management in chennai .... How much we spoil our environment by simply adding wastages

Chennai's 70 crore green project

Chennai plans to turn a dumping ground into a park but will the ambitious project be successful?

Biogas digester for the home

Here is a home version of the biogas digester converting pony manure into usable gas for cooking and heating.

How to make charcoal briquettes from agricultural waste

Demonstration on how to make charcoal briquettes, by Amy Smith of D-Lab, MIT (http://web.mit.edu/d-lab/). For more information, please contact charcoal@mit.edu. The charcoal is made from agricultural waste materials using an oil drum. In this case maize stalks were used. The charcoal is compressed to briquettes using a simple hand-operated press. The demonstration was held during the IPIDAT 2009 meeting.