In an effort to find new ways to help keep household food waste out of landfills, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded Montana State University approximately $300,000. | Pixabay
In an effort to find new ways to help keep household food waste out of landfills, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded Montana State University approximately $300,000. | Pixabay
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded approximately $300,000 to Montana State University (MSU) in order to fund a study with the objective of reducing the amount of food waste that currently ends up in landfills across the country.
MSU researchers are partnering with the City of Bozeman to attempt to find ways to use anaerobic bacteria to both breakdown household food waste and produce biogas, according to an MSU press release. The biogas could then be used in the production of both energy and fertilizer.
“At EPA, we think about the entire life cycle of materials, not just what to do with them at the end of life,” Greg Sopkin, the EPA regional administrator, said. “MSU’s project has great potential to feed soils and conserve moisture, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce food waste — all while working with and customizing solutions for the community.”
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