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Evaluating Food Digestion Effluent For Landscape Use

The small food waste particles are flushed through the system, ultimately exiting as a liquid by-product.

Effluent from an on-site liquifier that processes cafeteria food waste was tested for suitability as irrigation water.
John H. Dorsey and Joe Rasmussen
BioCycle September 2012, Vol. 53, No. 9, p. 26

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