Patent ID: 9174883
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: C02F,C05F,C12M,C12P,G06Q,Y02E,Y02P,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A waste recovery, conversion, and distribution system comprising: a food supplier, a food product distribution facility, a plurality of food retailers, a waste processing facility, a transportation vehicle comprising a food product storage container and a separate waste storage bin; wherein the food product distribution facility receives food products from the food supplier; wherein the plurality of food retailers receive food products from the food product distribution facility and provide organic waste food product to the waste processing facility; wherein the food products are delivered to the plurality of food retailers and the organic waste food product is delivered to the waste processing facility by the transportation vehicle; wherein the waste storage bin has been pretreated with one of an enzyme and a microorganism capable of degrading organic waste food product, and wherein the organic waste food product produced at the food retailer is placed into the waste storage bin; wherein the waste processing facility is co-located with the food product distribution facility; wherein the waste processing facility comprises an anaerobic bioreactor configured to produce biogas from the organic waste food product; and wherein the biogas is converted to energy and the energy is used as an energy source at the food product distribution facility.