A smart bio-waste collection system has three parts: the bin, the collection truck and a central cloud platform. The key difference from systems for recyclables is that bio-waste rots. The bin does not wait to fill up: it is emptied often, washed often, and the sensors must withstand moisture, acids and washing. The bin: the…
For a hotel, a restaurant, a supermarket or a food manufacturer, bio-waste is usually the heaviest and most difficult waste stream: kitchen scraps, expired products, production by-products, green waste from gardens. Most of it still ends up in the mixed waste bin. That means cost, odours, more frequent collection and a resource that is lost….
Bio-waste, i.e. food scraps and green waste from gardens and parks, makes up a significant share of municipal waste. When it ends up in the mixed waste bin, it raises landfill costs and a valuable resource is lost. When it is collected separately, it becomes compost for the soil. The framework: what applies Without bio-waste,…
Greece now has bins and collection trucks for bio-waste, but not yet the plants to make use of it. Of the 28 planned Bio-waste Treatment Plants (MEBA), only 3 were operating at the end of 2025, according to the European Court of Auditors. A collection chain without treatment does not close the loop. The first…