{"id":15506,"date":"2013-04-02T12:12:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T18:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=15506"},"modified":"2013-04-02T12:12:06","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T18:12:06","slug":"food-to-fuel-the-right-way-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/food-to-fuel-the-right-way-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Food to Fuel&#8230; the Right Way [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/gas2.org\/2012\/03\/19\/food-as-fuel-by-the-numbers\">food to fuel<\/a>&#8221; often refers to production of corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel&#8230; not exactly most efficient use of these commodities. But there are situations when food to fuel represents a smart use of resources: when that food will otherwise go to a landfill. While the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2012\/09\/landfill-gas-to-energy-plant-opens-in-st-louis\">capture of landfill gas<\/a> has become more prevalent, why spend the money and other resources shipping it there? Why not just direct food waste to energy production?<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I&#8217;m thinking only of food that&#8217;s inedible&#8230; if it&#8217;s still good to eat, we should make sure it gets eaten. But food that&#8217;s gone bad can still serve as a feedstock for a variety of energy sources: take a look at RWL Water Group&#8217;s infographic below to see the possibilities&#8230; and feel free to share your reactions and ideas in the comments below. (Click to the graphic to go to a larger version.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwlwater.com\/food-waste-to-fuel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"food-waste-to-energy-infographic\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/direct.rwlwater.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rwlmedia\/images\/food-waste-to-energy-infographic.jpg\" width=\"540\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rwlwater.com\"><strong>RWL Water Group<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The phrase &#8220;food to fuel&#8221; often refers to production of corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel&#8230; not exactly most efficient use of these commodities. But there are situations when food to fuel represents a smart use of resources: when that food will go to a landfill. While the capture of landfill gas has become more prevalent, why spend the money and other resources shipping it there? 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