The EPA is awarding the University of Missouri nearly $300 thousand to research the commercial use and application of anaerobic digestion of food waste. Anaerobic digestion is the process of bacteria breaking down organic matter without oxygen, such as food.
EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Gulliford says 30 to 40 percent of food is wasted and about 75 billion pounds of food go to landfills or incinerators every year. He tells Brownfield food waste going into landfills is a losing proposition.
