Assessment of Dehydration as a Commercial-Scale Food Waste Valorization Strategy Chris O'Brien | February 11, 2023 Abstract Using a commercially available dehydration unit, this study aimed to valorize various food waste streams from different sources in the Rochester, New York area. Dehydration of the food waste collected for the study helped reduce the weight of […]
Innovative Solutions For Food Waste Handling At The Food Service Level Chris O'Brien | May 18, 2023 Waste is a practical challenge throughout the food chain all the way from the farm to the consumer. A substantial amount of waste occurs at the food service level because it isn’t possible to fully predict what will […]
TSL:SFN – Our Food Waste Resource w/ Chris O’Brien Chris O'Brien | May 6, 2023 Chris O’Brien is the Founder and CEO of Hungry Giant, a company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Austin, TX. Hungry Giant is a cleantech business commercializing waste management and recycling equipment. A revolution in food waste management, Hungry Giant solutions […]
How To Start Composting And Why It Can Help Our Planet Chris O'Brien | April 21, 2023 Food waste remains a prevalent and urgent problem. Food production alone accounts for ¼ of all greenhouse gas emissions, making it one of the largest contributors to climate change. Our society generally holds the belief that yes, greenhouse gas […]
The Value of Dehydrated Food Waste Fertiliser Products in Enriching Soil Health and Crop Productivity Chris O'Brien | February 11, 2023 [pdf-embedder url="/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dehydrated-food-waste-Research-report-12Jan-2021.pdf" title="Dehydrated food waste - Research report - 12Jan-2021"]
Travel Takes on Food Waste Chris O'Brien | February 13, 2023 Leanpath tracks waste with scales and computers in kitchens to help companies make better “forecasting, production and purchasing decisions,” Mansel said. Interest in reducing waste has grown, he added, as food has become more expensive. According to Leanpath, for every $1 hotels invest in […]
Restaurants, Cafeterias, Grocers Can Turn Food Waste Into Food Value Chris O'Brien | February 10, 2023 The vast scale of food waste has recently captured the spotlight because it is a massive driver of global warming. Between 30% and 40% of food produced in the world ends up in a landfill where bacteria consume it, creating methane, […]
Earth911 Podcast: Hungry Giant's Chris O'Brien on Reducing Institutional Food Waste Chris O'Brien | February 10, 2023 How can we eliminate food waste created by restaurants, institutional cafeterias, and retail grocers? According to the National Conference of State Legislators, food waste is a plague in our supply chains. Farms contribute 16% of total food waste […]
Reducing Food Waste: Chris O’Brien Of Hungry Giant Waste Systems On How They Are Helping To Eliminate Food Waste Chris O'Brien | January 30, 2023 It has been estimated that each year, more than 100 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States. That equates to more than $160 billion worth of food […]
Food Waste Recycling: Give Table Scraps A Second Life with Chris O'Brien Chris O'Brien | January 25, 2023 With so much trash produced by the food we eat, looking for sustainable ways to reuse them must always be a top priority in any organization or community. Without implementing sustainable food waste recycling methods, these will […]