There is a woman over in Bonn, Germany named Marwa Shumo, and she is one of the most enthusiastic people about Black Soldier Flies (BSF) as you’ll ever meet. She has written a lot of material on her own blog regarding BSF, and I want to share an excellent article of hers with you that she wrote on bioconversion…
There are various reasons to favor bioconversion over traditional waste management processes. Bioconversion reduces the amount of organic material by biological processing agents such as microorganisms or enzymes that transfer organic material into usable products or energy sources thus providing greater spatial potential for landfills and waste containers. In addition, waste reduction limits odors associated with landfills and waste sites, preventing the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces that are associated with recyclables and the blockage of sewer pipelines by solid wastes. Bioconversion also limits methane production due to the anaerobic degradation of organic materials in landfills and waste sites.4 Furthermore, bioconversion is a natural process that can be used and adapted within households, bringing down the costs related to the transport and recycling of waste.
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