Trash or Treasure? Food scraps could replace fossil fuels, research suggests

WEBL director, Prof. Lee and his research assistant, Swakshar Saha were featured in an interview with CBC News regarding their technology in tackling current food waste problem in Canada. Prof Lee hopes his technology will be on the market within the next five years.

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WEBL takes food that would end up in landfills and transforming it into a clean fuel source

“People like me, environmental biotechnologists, look at food waste as a tremendous resource. With the right technologies, we can extract numerous useful chemicals and fuel from it,” says Prof. Lee. WEBL director, Prof. Lee and his research assistant, Swakshar Saha were featured in an interview with CTV News Kitchener regarding their technology to tackle the current food waste problem in Canada.

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New system uses wasted food to replace fossil fuels.

WEBL has developed new technology to convert wasted food into a clean substitute for fossil fuels.

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