Difference between revisions of "Biowaste"

Bio-waste is defined as biodegradable [[garden and park waste]] and [[food waste]] from kitchens households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, as well was comparable waste from food processing plants. It does not include forestry or agricultural residues, manure, sewage sludge, or other biodegradable waste such as natural textiles, paper or processed wood. It also excludes those by-products of food production that never become waste<ref name=":0">''[https://ec.europa.eu/environment/topics/waste-and-recycling/biodegradable-waste_en biodegradable waste]'', definition at European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment.</ref>. Depending on its origin the biowaste may occur in relatively pure fractions or  in form of [[municipal waste]] (different contents of biogenic wastes mixed with other non-biogenic fractions that are out of scope within the Tech4Biowaste database).[[File:2021-08-05 Biowaste in MSW (modified from European Environment Agency 2020).png|thumb|Bio-waste in municipal waste and how it is collected, EU-28, 2017. Modified dataset<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|author=European Environment Agency (EEA)|year=2020|book_title=Bio-waste in Europe — turning challenges into opportunities|publisher=European Environment Agency|place=Copenhagen, Denmark|ISBN=978-92-9480-223-1}}</ref>]]