Bioremediation: A Sustainable Biological Tool for Food Waste Management

In the past few years, there has been a tremendous increase in the generation of food waste due to rapid industrialization and urbanization. Food waste consists of high levels of sodium and moisture and is usually mixed with other types of waste during its collection. Food waste gathered to have a high level of contaminants which when combines with other components produces many toxic components and has deleterious effects. In order to cope with this food waste production at every level; advanced and effective waste management systems are to be adopted that can overcome the gap between production and management of waste disposal. the microorganisms play a pivotal role in the bioremediation of wastewater generated from various food industries as well. The chapter highlights the role of microbes as a biological tool for a sustainable food waste management system.