Blog: Food for Thought (and Not for Landfill)

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It may be tempting to think of biodigesters as being similar to processes such as composting. The truth is, however, that a biodigester provides organizations with large food preparation areas far more flexibility than composting and other options for the disposal of food waste. In this blog, we review what can and cannot go into a biodigester. 

In November 2021, Power Knot attended the Hamburg Maritime Forum, a two day international event in Hamburg, Germany featuring maritime industry experts across various segments. Here are three takeaways from the conference.

Food waste is one of the biggest issues that maritime vessels are still struggling to deal with. We review and compare food pulpers against biodigesters as food waste solutions.

As more cruise lines seek to green their operations, balancing sustainability, operation costs, and MARPOL regulations, food waste has presented an opportunity to make a major difference. Ships of all sizes are finding that having onboard biodigesters present benefits in not only breaking down cruise ship food waste but minimizing the labor and costs associated with disposal.

Most people are familiar with the impact that food waste has on landfills. Food waste accounts for 3 billion tons of carbon emissions annually. In the United States, it accounts for 18% of the country™s methane pollution, a greenhouse gas that™s 87 times more potent than carbon dioxide. However, the impact that food waste has on the ocean has worse lingering effects.

Destination island resorts are plagued by the exacerbated costs of managing and transporting waste. Although there has been an impact on the environment in the past, it’s not too late to make a difference. In this article, we discuss how these modern waste management solutions can help