Food Waste Recycling: Give Table Scraps A Second Life with Chris O'Brien, Founder of Hungry Giant Recycling

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Personal Journals, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

With so much trash produced by the food we eat, looking for sustainable ways to reuse them must always be a top priority in any organization or community. Without implementing sustainable food waste recycling methods, these will only continue piling up in landfills. Chris O'Brien has found an efficient way to address this problem that goes beyond compost: using bio-dehydration systems to turn food waste into compostable food stock. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, he talks about how their electric-powered machines at Hungry Giant Waste Systems provide innovative solutions for the handling and management of organic material. Chris explains how reducing food waste through their products can lead to healthier soil, reduce methane gas production, and make recycling much easier to do even right at your own home.

Guest Links

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hungry-giant-waste-systems/

Guest Website: https://hungrygiantrecycling.com

Guest Social: https://www.instagram.com/foodrecyclers/, https://www.facebook.com/hungrygiantwaste/

Show Notes

0:00 – Introduction

3:42 – The Story Behind Hungry Giant

7:51 – Exploring a Bio-dehydrator

11:50 – Comparisons with Compost

19:44 – Applications of Recycled Food Scraps

23:02 – Creating Dog Food

30:12 – Decarbonization and Healthier Grasslands

32:09 – Negative Aspects of Using A Biohydrator

35:47 – Dissecting Hungry Giant’s Machine

47:00 – Calling For More Socially Responsible Restaurants

49:26 – Hungry Giant’s Role in the Modern World

58:33 – Conclusion

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0:00.0	When you're living in a modern world and you've got set amount of land and whatever else,
0:04.4	it has to be easy, right?
0:06.3	And so I feel like, while I don't think we have all the answers, I think the direction
0:10.4	that we're certainly heading in and aiming to head in is to simplify this.
0:14.7	And the reason we've had commercial success, you know, we supply a lot of cruise lines.
0:19.5	And the reason we've had a lot of success in these commercial environments is that we just,
0:24.5	it's an appliance that you just put the food waste in.
0:27.1	There's no additive.
0:28.7	You don't have to add microbes and liquids.
0:31.3	It doesn't increase water consumption.
0:33.2	It doesn't use any water at all.
0:34.8	It just uses electricity.
0:37.1	And it's just easy. You know,
0:38.8	it's got a set cycle. It turns itself off. And so when we get into the home market and the
0:45.4	residential market, the premise of like, I just want to put it in there and it's dealt with.
0:51.2	I think that's an important factor for people to make it easy for them. And the easier it is,
0:56.6	the more successful these initiatives can certainly be.
0:59.9	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact
1:06.0	of conscious companies and everyday heroes. Here inspiring stories from those who put people and planet before profit and personal gain.
1:14.5	You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.
1:19.4	Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.
1:23.5	Hello, fellow doogers and friends. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi.
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