How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day

Daniel T. Allen , Katie Nixdorf , and Amelia Kosciulek 

Mar 12, 2021

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• The Bowenpally market in India turns 10 tons of food waste into biogas every day.
• That's enough energy to power over 150 streetlights and a canteen kitchen that feeds 800 people.
• Turning food waste into biogas cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, which are the third largest source of human-caused emissions.