FOPFI502-FOOD INDUSTRY WASTE MANAGEMENT
Introduction
There is an increasing awareness on the problems of environmental pollution not only in
Rwanda but worldwide. Among the sources of this problem is effluent discharge from
industries, particularly food processing industries. Food industries waste are a complex which
consists of both liquid and solid waste. Solid waste from food processing units includes both
organic waste and packaging waste. The food processing sector includes milk and milk
products, fruits, vegetables and juices, grain and flour processing, poultry and meat, alcoholic
beverages, fisheries, and many consumer-predicated products like chocolates, coffee, tea,
confectionaries, soya-based products, mineral water, soft-drink, etc. Food waste from each
type of food industry has specific characteristic and hence need treatments.