Japanese companies found creative ways to recycle food waste
Japanese companies found some creative ways to recycle food waste, and here are the details.
Three companies in Japan are using creative ways to recycle their food waste. A new line built on the rail system destroyed by the 2005 hurricane in Takashiho provides tourists with the opportunity to see breathtaking views of the rural town. The open-top and two-car train runs on fuel produced from leftover ingredients from one of the traditional soups of Japanese cuisine, "tonkotsu ramen".
Japanese companies found creative ways to recycle food waste
Takashiho Amaterasu Railways, which undertook the construction of the line, transforms the animal tallow used in the production of the soup into fuel together with the transportation company Nishida Shoun. In this process, frying oil collected from 2,000 restaurants in the country and leftover from tempura making is also evaluated. Tempura prepared with fried seafood and vegetables is one of the famous dishes of Japanese cuisine, such as tonkotsu ramen soup. Hiroyoshi Saitoh, manager of the railway company, said the following about the project, which produced 3,000 liters of biofuel per day: "We didn't want this to be an event that only attracts tourists. By using biodiesel fuel, we aimed to raise awareness of the public, especially the students who came to the tour, about environmental issues."
