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In developing countries, school food waste can provide cheap and much-needed clean energy.
Food waste from schools and other institutions can run commercial power plants, like this electricity facility in Japan.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230412/p2a/00m/0sc/021000c
A few schools have set up systems for converting food waste into bioenergy.
This project has middle and high school students collecting food waste that is then turned into biogas energy and fertilizers. Talk about shaping the next generation.
https://researchoutreach.org/articles/food-waste-energy-project-based-school-learning-experience/
Check this out! School cafeterias produce about 40 pounds of food waste annually per student. That’s a lot of raw materials for clean and sustainable bioenergy.
https://hhsjournalism.com/opinion/review/2023/02/02/school-cafeterias-how-much-waste-do-school-cafeterias-really-produce/