Blog: Food for Thought (and Not for Landfill)

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In November 2021, Power Knot attended the Hamburg Maritime Forum, a two day international event in Hamburg, Germany featuring maritime industry experts across various segments. Here are three takeaways from the conference.

Food waste is one of the biggest issues that maritime vessels are still struggling to deal with. We review and compare food pulpers against biodigesters as food waste solutions.

With more than 80% of its 1,190 coral islands standing less than 1 meter above sea level, the Maldives is particularly vulnerable to changes in sea level. If global warming continue at the same pace, most of the Maldives Republic's 200 inhabited islands may need to be abandoned by 2100. We discuss how the Maldives are currently tackling waste management and how sustainable changes can save the islands.

As more cruise lines seek to green their operations, balancing sustainability, operation costs, and MARPOL regulations, food waste has presented an opportunity to make a major difference. Ships of all sizes are finding that having onboard biodigesters present benefits in not only breaking down cruise ship food waste but minimizing the labor and costs associated with disposal.

From a series of food waste solution webinars, we learned that what native Maldive residents prioritize, impact of COVID-19 on small island resorts, and their biggest food waste problem.

Destination island resorts are plagued by the exacerbated costs of managing and transporting waste. Although there has been an impact on the environment in the past, it’s not too late to make a difference. In this article, we discuss how these modern waste management solutions can help