In hospitals, food waste is the largest waste stream and is typically sent to landfills, contributing to methane and CO₂ emissions. The CARING NATURE’s FoodToBiogas solution, developed by the Cyprus University of Technology, explores the on-site processing of hospital food waste through two sustainable methods: anaerobic digestion for biogas production and food waste drying.
These approaches aim to reduce transport needs, lower carbon emissions, generate local energy, and decrease antimicrobial gene concentrations—making hospitals more environmentally sustainable.
Learn more about the methodology and expected results of this solution with our partner Ioannis Vyrides.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation action programme under the grant agreement n°101137340.