Leftover food can turn on light bulbs
Something that we hear about every
day, whether in the newspaper or on television, is how our world is
deteriorating. Trash is covering the land, filtering through the oceans and our
energy sources are quickly depleting. The constant question being, what are we
going to do about it? A person can ask themselves that as many times as they
want, but nothing will be accomplished until we get up and do something. A
popular solution is arising that will help both our waste going into the land
and finding new energy to power our homes. This is the production of Bio-gas.
To start at the beginning, let me
explain why it is essential that this leftover food and other waste be taken
care of. When food waste is tossed into landfills it emits methane gas into the
air. And as many of us have heard before, methane gas is aiding in is the
depletion of the ozone layer. And the ozone layer is connected to greenhouse
gases, global warming and so forth.
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Food
waste, waste water, and manure are being used all over the world to create Bio-gas
or electricity. Electricity that is able to power thousands of homes, power
plants, and is even being converted to natural gas to power vehicles. If all we
have to do is save leftover food to aid for this cause, then why not help?
Let’s take away from the thousands of landfills that liter our countryside and
help turn on lights in thousands of homes.
Think about it this way, if ten tons
of food waste was collected for this cause, for five straight days, we would
have enough electricity for 1,000 homes!! This food waste could easily be
obtained from restaurants and fast food establishments in no time. This same
food waste could be converted into natural gas that could fuel your car! And we
all agree it would be nice if the price of gas would go down!!
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Needless to say, there are many
options out there that will help our environment. But this one sounds like the
simplest, the easiest one for everyone. Just put a container by your trash can
and recycle.
Below are a few sources that aided me in my search about Biogas:
