Feedstock Stream
Diverting society's largest organic waste stream into high-quality protein.
Source-separated pre- and post-consumer food waste can be converted by BSF larvae into robust protein and oil while helping reduce methane-generating disposal pressure.
Pre-consumer and post-consumer food waste represents one of the world’s largest underutilized organic resource streams. By channeling source-separated food waste into our controlled larval bioconversion system, we address two pressing challenges at once: reducing the environmental burden of food waste disposal while producing a valuable, sustainable protein source for animal nutrition.
The qualities that make this stream suitable for its target grade and application range.
Every tonne of food waste processed through our system avoids landfill methane emissions and incineration, directly cutting greenhouse gases. Our larvae convert this waste stream into body mass with remarkable efficiency — a true waste-to-value solution.
Kitchen and food processing waste typically contains a diverse mix of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. This results in well-nourished larvae with a robust, well-rounded nutritional profile, rich in essential amino acids and energy.
Food waste is an abundant, low-cost input. By valorizing this material, we are able to produce high-quality insect protein at a competitive scale, making sustainable feeding economically accessible for more farmers and producers.
Our system can be integrated alongside food processing plants, food courts, and municipal waste management schemes, turning an urban waste headache into a reliable protein supply chain close to point of need.
BSF products raised on food waste are an excellent fit for:
Farmed fish and shrimp respond well to the well-balanced nutritional profile of larvae raised on diverse food waste streams. This is one of the most promising direct replacements for wild-caught fishmeal.
For broiler chickens, layers, swine, and other production animals, this protein source offers a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to soy or fishmeal concentrates.
Where the end-use values overall sustainability and competitive cost while still requiring dependable nutritional performance.
Choosing insect protein from food waste means feeding your animals responsibly while contributing to a measurable reduction in food-system waste.
ACEWORM can help recommend the right BSF protein, oil, or frass product for your species, formulation, and volume needs.