Converting food waste to energy

Composting isn't the only eco-friendly option for food

Thu, Aug 06 2009 at 2:15 PM

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Alternative Energy, EPA

One of San Francisco’s municipal utility districts is pioneering a process that converts post-consumer food waste to energy using anaerobic digesters. It’s okay if you don’t quite understand what that means; I don’t either. This video from the Environmental Protection Agency will help explain it.

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