Palo Alto, Calif.-GaiaRecycle LLC, an industry-leading global provider of organic waste recycling systems, announced on Dec. 1 the results of a pilot project conducted at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. After an analysis by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Agronomic Division, the data indicated that the by-product material discharged from the GaiaRecycle system contained a significant amount of valuable nutrients that can be utilized in order to prevent all of the university’s leftover food from being discarded into landfills. Additionally, the GaiaRecycle by-product material was easily incorporated into the campus compost pile. Conclusions of the study indicate that after composting is completed to decompose and normalize the mixed food waste by-product, the material would be suitable for use as a fertilizer substitute, allowing the campus to use this cheaper alternative rather than buying fertilizer.
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