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Source-separated collection system of household food waste has been implemented national wide in South Korea. Food waste recycling rate that means conversion rate to recycle is over 90 % in present. However, over the value of 90 %, we need to enhance the efficiency of food waste recycling process. We analyzed material flow of 24 food waste recycling facilities and calculated solid recovery rate to key-process. We found that 3–13 % of the solids from food waste outflows with foreign materials and 27–33 % of the solids outflow with wastewater. As a result, solid recovery rates are 65.3, 60.9, and 56.3 % in wet feed facility, dry feed facility, and composting facility, respectively. Alternative ways to recovery solid from wastewater or collection tools to exclude plastic bags, salt, and moisture content are required to make food waste recycling more efficient.
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This research was supported by a Grant (15AUDP-B083704-02) from Architecture and Urban Development Research Program funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government.
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Ju, M., Bae, SJ., Kim, J.Y. et al. Solid recovery rate of food waste recycling in South Korea. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 18, 419–426 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-015-0464-x
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