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How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day

Name: How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day
Uploaded: 2021-05-10T18:50:00+05:30
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Description: How this market turns 10 tons of food waste into energy every day Video

Daniel T. Allen,Katie Nixdorf,Amelia KosciulekMay 10, 2021, 19:23 IST

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The Bowenpally market in India turns 10 tons of food waste into biogas every day.
That's enough energy to power over 150 streetlights and a canteen kitchen that feeds 800 people.
Turning food waste into biogas cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, which are the third largest source of human-caused emissions.