00:02In Kenya, a new wave of so-called wasterepreneurs is turning food waste into fuel, fertilizer and cooking oil.
00:09With nearly 40% of food lost or wasted, their work is tackling both environmental damage and food insecurity.
00:16A powerful idea, but scaling it up remains a challenge.
00:24Some of the challenges we encounter include power. We have one source of power which is Kenya power and we
00:31have regular power outages which limit us.
00:35And the machines we use, some of them are outdated, thus we are limited in our output due to the
00:41machines.
00:42Then we are forced to do our work manually which limit us in capacity.
00:48And if we had a regular source of power and an alternative source of power and efficient machines,
00:55we could do more with the waste we have here which could mean we produce more, we manufacture more briquettes,
01:01more organic compost, more avocado.
01:03In Nairobi alone, up to 2,500 tonnes of food waste are generated every day.
01:09Much of it ends up in dumps sites, driving pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
01:15This renewals are very critical to our world right now.
01:19We have talked about the population growth, how more food waste is being produced and the global trends that more
01:26waste is coming.
01:27So their integration into that chain is the best option currently to deal with the current levels of food waste.
01:35So when we look at the different channels, food waste can be integrated across different channels.
01:41We have channels of composting where we have organic manure.
01:46We have channels of BSF conversion where we also produce frass and animal protein.
01:52We have other channels that can also include civic education where household restaurants and businesses are educated on different ways
02:02of dealing with food waste.
02:05Waste-driveners are helping build a more sustainable economy, but poor infrastructure and unreliable electricity are holding back their growth.
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