RECENT TASK 36 PUBLICATION I

Smart Sorting technologies for food waste – Task 36 reports

For this triennium, Task 36 has identified food waste and its management—including the use of smart and advanced technologies, as well as policy perspectives—as a key focus area. As a result, two reports on the use of advanced sorting technologies for food waste have been recently published. Both reports highlight that advanced and smart technologies play a crucial role in improving feedstock quality for further processing and enabling data-driven waste prevention and valorisation strategies. These approaches support EU and national food waste targets and strengthen integrated material and energy recovery systems within a circular bioeconomy.  The reports are available here: German case studies and Swedish case studies.