“…The main compositions of food waste are carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids/oils; their proper disposal and/or recycling play an important role in global sustainable development ( Paritosh et al, 2017 ). Traditional solutions for the municipal waste treatment include landfilling and incineration, easily leading to seriously environmental issues such as air/soil pollution, greenhouse gas emission, and heavy metal leakage ( Hassan et al, 2020 ; Powell et al, 2016 ; Zhang et al, 2021 ). The use of food waste disposal units can decrease the amount of food waste; however, this method will aggravate the burden of water consumption and sewerage systems ( Iacovidou et al, 2012 ).…”