Food waste is valuable raw material for renewable energy, not useless waste
By using BER’s patented food waste recycling system, food waste can be recycled at its source in the kitchen. The system solves common recycling and collecting challenges, and advances food waste ending up in further processing. Company name “BER” comes from words “bioenergy recycling” – the name endorses our intention to highlight that food waste isn’t useless waste, but valuable raw material for renewable energy.
How does the BER™ system work?
Food waste is fed into a food waste disposer installed under a separate kitchen sink, where it is ground into small particles. The ground food waste is then flushed by gravity through its own pipe into a ventilated collection tank (BER™ tank). Water is added along with the food waste to the disposer to ensure correct operation during the grinding process and to allow the ground food waste to flow through the piping into the BER™ tank. Any excess water is unnecessary to store or transport, so the clarified water from the BER™ tank is lead further. The tank is emptied by a suction vehicle and transported to further processing.
Thanks to the system there’s no need to collect the food waste separately, but it can be placed directly into the food waste disposer. The disposer is placed directly under a separate kitchen sink for not causing any visual or odor problems. Normal type of food waste accumulated in kitchens (see detailed description) can be placed into the food waste disposer.
Recycling food waste as
an easy part of everyday life
BER™ system makes recycling food waste easier and more hygienic than the current recycling model. The BER™ system being installed in residential areas increases the value of housing and the comfort of the area. Thanks to a common recycling system, food waste containers are eliminated from the residential waste points, thus also eliminating the problems of animals visiting the food waste bins. The BER™ system is a concrete solution to ease recycling of food waste.
| Current FOOD waste recycling MODEL | BER™ system |
|---|---|
| Carrying the food waste bag from the kitchen to a waste bin is challenging and unhygienic | Direct recycling of food waste from the kitchen |
| Odor problems | No odor problems: the food waste disposer is equipped with a water trap and the BER™ tank, and the “bio drain” is ventilated |
| The food waste bin attracts birds, bugs and small rodents | Ventilated BER™ tank doesn’t attract animals |
| Risk of freezing | No risk of freezing |
| Possible leaking and breaking of food waste bins and lift bags | No need for food waste bins |
| Food waste bags clog waste recycling equipment and decompose slowly | No need for food waste bags |
| Food waste collected in bags requires a multi-stage pre-treatment at processing facilities | The ground biomass collected from the BER™ tank eases further processing |
The solution that improves both quality of living as well as sustainable development
Every year millions of kilos of food waste are thrown into mixed waste. More food waste ends up in mixed waste than in recycling and burning it among mixed waste causes unnecessary emissions. The BER™ system makes recycling of food waste easy and it enables to process the food waste into e.g., environmentally friendly biogas, which is a better alternative compared with fossil fuels.
Patented food waste recycling system
is developed
in Finland
The BER™ system is the result of several years of planning and product development in Finland. All parts and materials used in the BER™ system are CE marked or type approved.
BER Oy has been granted a patent for the recycling system (FI128183B). International patent protection has also been filed for the recycling system (WO2022/263717). The BER™ tanks are manufactured in accordance with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications.
In BER we want to change the way of recycling by providing a better solution for the current food waste recycling model. Our goal is that the BER™ system will be a part of everyday life in areas where biogas plants or other processing facilities exist nearby.
The BER™ system makes recycling food waste easy and hygienic. Contact us and we will tell more.