Thursday, December 13, 2018

In China, a billion cockroaches are leading the fight against food waste

Warning - This story could make your skin crawl. China’s cities continue to grow at a rapid pace, and it is causing problems with their food waste. The Chinese population is producing so much food waste that the landfills can’t keep up, and this has led to some out-of-the-box thinking - using a billion cockroaches. According to a new Reuters report, a plant outside of the city of Jinan - the capital of the eastern Shandong province - is disposing of the 55 tons of kitchen waste it receives...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/in-china-a-billion-cockroaches-are-leading-the-fight-against-food-waste
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