Assessing the market potential of Black Soldier Fly larvae unit for the production of a protein-rich additive to animal feeds, and as a novel organic waste management solution

有机食品垃圾是发达国家面临的一个巨大挑战，整个欧盟产生了大约9000万吨的垃圾，其中仅英国就产生了700万吨。根据《废物与资源行动计划》（2013年），通过改变工业和消费者的流程和做法，大部分废物是可以避免的。其余不可避免的废物目前通过填埋、焚烧或越来越多地通过回收和堆肥处理。在这个提案中，Liquid11 Marine将调查一种新的有机食品垃圾处理方法的市场，使用黑兵蝇幼虫。众所周知，这些蛆是无选择性的、贪婪的有机废物的捕食者，它们能迅速分解植物和动物的物质，并将其转化为动物蛋白质。喂食后，蛆营养丰富，是家禽、鱼类和一些牲畜极好的天然蛋白质来源。在生命周期的幼虫阶段结束时，蛆离开堆肥区，为动物饲料工业的收获和加工提供便利。Liquid11 Marine将与牲畜生产商合作，评估客户对营养丰富的幼虫饲料添加剂的需求。这种产品将成为传统动植物饲料和鱼粉的替代品，近年来，这些饲料和鱼粉的批发价格飙升。此外，在幼虫取食后，剩余的降解有机物质形成了厌氧消化装置的优良输入材料-将有机物质转化为可再生能源的设施。幼虫预处理会破坏坚韧的纤维素物质，释放出糖和其他营养物质，加速细菌的堆肥。整体结果是一个全天然的，更高效的能源生产过程。我们相信我们的新方法有可能提高动物饲料的质量，并提高英国现有废物处理过程的效率。

Organic food waste is a huge challenge facing the Developed World, with around 90 milliontonnes of waste produced across the whole of the EU, including 7 million tonnes from the UKalone. According to the Waste & Resources Action Programme (2013) much of this waste isavoidable, through a change in industry and consumer processes and practices. The remainingunavoidable waste is currently disposed of through landfill, incineration or, increasingly, fromrecycling and composting. In this proposal, Liquid11 Marine will investigate the market for anew type of organic food waste processing method, using Black Soldier Fly larvae. Known asnon-selective, voracious feeders of organic waste, these maggots quickly break down plantand animal material and convert it into animal protein. After feeding, the maggots are nutrientrichand represent an excellent natural source of protein for poultry, fish and some livestock.At the end of the larval stage of the life-cycle, the maggots leave the compost area, facilitatingharvesting and processing for the animal feed industries. Liquid11 Marine will work withlivestock producers to assess customer demand for a nutritious larvae-based feed additive.This product would be an alternative to traditional plant and animal-based feed and fishmeal,which has seen soaring wholesale prices in recent years. In addition, after feeding by thelarvae, the leftover degraded organic material forms excellent input material for anaerobicdigester units – facilities which convert organic material into renewable energy. The larval pretreatmentbreaks the tough cellulose material, releasing a soup of sugars and other nutrientsthat accelerate the bacterial composting. The overall result is an all-natural, more efficientrenewable energy generation process. We believe our novel method has the potential toincrease the quality of animal feed and boost the efficiency of existing waste treatmentprocesses across the UK.