Food Waste Separation & Depackaging:Capturing Organic Residuals for Nutrient Repurposing, Compost and/or Renewable Energy

Food waste separation of organic material from its packaged containment is no longer being overlooked, but rather becoming a necessity for companies, municipalities and other organizations. Food (and other organic) waste depackaging leads to the maximization of animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion while minimizing dependency on landfills, therefore satisfying regulatory compliance. Specifically, depackaging systems are seeking to make a significant contribution to industries by:

• Increasing the capacity for animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion of source segregated, prepackaged food and organic waste
• Encouraging the demand for quality food and organic waste outputs in the marketplace
• Identifying and opening new markets for animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion outputs
• Recycling organic waste streams for continued repurposing
• Reduce environmental impact of discarded organic waste

Separation technology and equipment have made it possible to remove organic contents from its packaging for recycling/repurposing. This separation of materials leads to the increased utilization of animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion. My presentation will explore the ability to separate organics from its packaging onsite at food manufacturing, retail, municipalities, stand alone facilities and transfer stations as a means to divert organic waste from landfills and repurpose/recycle the material through animal nutrition, composting and anaerobic digestion.