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<strong>Food</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Market</strong><br />

such waste and treatment process employed. Much of the food waste generated at the processing point of<br />

the food supply chain is liquid waste, and waste generated at retail and consumer end is predominantly solid<br />

waste.<br />

On the basis of end-use application, the market is segmented as animal feed, fertilizer, renewable energy<br />

and others (personal care products, industrial uses). Owing to the increasing demand for meat and meat<br />

products, the demand from animal feed segment is high. The use of food waste as fertilizer is an age-old<br />

phenomenon but is limited by the fact that much of this use is in the form of on-farm application.<br />

Renewable energy segment mainly involves production of biogas and is fast gaining popularity due to<br />

reduced collection and processing costs.<br />

On the basis of recycling process, the market is segmented into composting and anaerobic digestion. Both<br />

these process are equally prominent and are used depending on the end-use. Composting is the treatment<br />

of food waste with naturally occurring microorganisms within an enclosed area and in the presence of<br />

oxygen. Anaerobic digestion is the treatment of food waste in the absence of oxygen and is particularly used<br />

in the production of energy.<br />

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Regional Outlook of <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Market</strong>:<br />

The <strong>Food</strong> waste management market in North America, Western Europe, APEJ, Eastern Europe, Latin<br />

America, Japan and MEA is covered in the report.<br />

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