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，整个欧盟产生了约9000万吨垃圾，其中仅英国就有700万吨。根据《废物与资源行动计划》（2013年），通过改变行业和消费者的流程和做法，大部分废物是可以避免的。这些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来处理。在这份提案中，Liquid 11 Marine将调查市场，寻找一种新型的有机食物垃圾处理方法，即使用黑水虻幼虫。这些蛆被称为非选择性的，贪婪的有机废物饲养者，它们迅速分解植物和动物材料，并将其转化为动物蛋白质。在喂食后，蛆是营养丰富的，是家禽、鱼和一些牲畜的优质天然蛋白质来源。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。Liquid 11 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。该产品将成为传统植物和动物饲料和鱼粉的替代品，近年来批发价格飙升。此外，在被污泥喂养后，剩余的降解有机材料形成厌氧消化器单元的优良输入材料-将有机材料转化为可再生能源的设施。幼虫的预处理会破坏坚韧的纤维素材料，释放出一种含有糖和其他营养物质的汤，加速细菌堆肥。总体结果是一个全天然的，更有效的可再生能源发电过程。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.