University of Illinois study finds turning food waste into bioenergy can become a profitable industry
Food waste is a major problem around the world. In the United States, an estimated 30 to 40% of edible food is lost or wasted, costing billions of dollars each year. One potential solution is to divert food waste from landfills to renewable energy production, but this isn't done on a large scale anywhere. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign investigates the feasibility o