Food Waste Composter

Background

Annually, around 200000 meals are served at the cafeteria of the Palais des Nations, producing around 18 tonnes of food waste. Instead of transporting food waste to an industrial treatment facility, it can be composted on-site and reused as natural fertilizer. Ideally, the composter would be an enclosed, easy-to-use machine.

Scope

The goal of the project is to install a composting system at the Palais des Nations, attaining a potential cost avoidance of CHF 12000/year through reduced costs for waste removal. Depending on the model, it could handle food, organic garden waste and compostable packaging.