Given the exponential rise in food waste, the European Union has issued directives to address the harmful environmental effects. With a focus on the Pylaia-Chortiatis municipality in northern Greece, we developed a public-private business model to effectively treat collected food waste. The municipality has evaluated resident interests and drafted a proposal for a food waste collection program, although nothing has yet been implemented. Informed by an analysis of the pertinent literature and interviews with waste management company representatives, both locally and globally, the scalable business model indicates that vermicomposting, a composting method utilizing worms, offers an efficient and lucrative approach to assist municipalities in complying with environmental legislation.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Cunha, Nicholas Joseph
• Sochacki, Daniel
• Snow, Erika Schroder
• Conlen, MacKenzie Ann

Subject

• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050418-051122

Keyword

• Social entrepreneurship
• Food security

Advisor

• Hersh, Robert
• Bulled, Nicola

Year

• 2018

Center

• Thessaloniki, Greece Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Perrotis College

Date created

• 2018-05-04

Location

• Thessaloniki

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright