Frederico Muzzi
Black soldier fly larvae convert citrus peel and apple pomace into meal and oil.
Sponsored researchIn-development
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Biological waste treatment covers using living organisms to break down a waste stream. On Halo, the solutions cover insects eating the waste, microbial and fungal conversion, and collection and handling. Every solution comes from the team that developed it, so you can reach the people behind the work directly. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Insects eating the waste
Frederico Muzzi
Yuval Gilad
The same conversion run on site, taking the peel wet and acidic as it comes.
Pilot/trialIn-development
SK
Macquarie University
An insect platform turning soybean waste into a pet food ingredient.
Early-stage
Rosemarie Tedeschi
Insects digesting biodegradable film and yielding high-value molecules.
Sponsored researchEarly-stage
Eduardo Álava
Black soldier fly frass used as a biostimulant in a banana nursery.
Sponsored researchEarly-stage
AM
North Carolina State University
A living bioreactor of detritivorous cockroaches and their gut microbiome.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Microbial and fungal conversion
Matthew Truelove
Enriches a site-adapted microbial consortium on the peel where it sits.
Sponsored researchIn-development
ZW
Texas A&M University, College Station
Fungal fermentation turning a side stream into fertilizer.
Sponsored researchEarly-stage
Marija Mojicevic
Technological University of Shannon
Microbial and enzymatic processes recycling and upcycling a biopolymer.
Sponsored researchIn-development
YL
Michigan State University
Manure buffers the acidity so the side stream can be co-digested to biogas.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Susan de Long
Colorado State University
Arrested anaerobic digestion at low pH yields butyric and caproic acids.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Collection and handling
MC
Diaper stork · Startup
Hygienic collection and processing for a waste stream nobody wants to touch.
Sponsored researchIn-development
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Insects do a third of the work on Halo, and black soldier fly larvae appear in three entries alone, converting citrus peel, apple pomace and soybean waste into protein and lipid. Microbial and fungal routes make up the rest, ending in fertilizer, fatty acids or a living soil amendment. On Halo it spans three groups: insects eating the waste, microbial and fungal conversion, and collection and handling.
Stage of development. Work on biological waste treatment on Halo comes mostly from university programs. 32% of the solutions are in market. Sponsored research and co-development are the usual partnering routes, and about 32% of the solutions that state terms offer licensing.
Three trends in biological waste treatment on Halo
Black soldier fly, three times. Two entries run the larvae on citrus peel and apple pomace, one of them on site and taking the feedstock wet, and a third uses the frass left behind as a banana nursery biostimulant. A fourth insect platform works soybean waste into pet food. The organism handles moisture, acidity and variability that a reactor would need conditioning for.
The output decides the organism. Protein and lipid from larvae, fertilizer from fungal fermentation, butyric and caproic acids from arrested anaerobic digestion, biogas from co-digestion, a living soil amendment from an enriched consortium. Each entry picks the biology that ends where its buyer is, and the feedstock is frequently the same peel.
The acid in the peel decides the process. Citrus peel is wet and acidic, and three entries answer that directly. One buffers it with manure so it can be co-digested to biogas. One holds the digestion at low pH on purpose and takes butyric and caproic acids off it. One enriches a site-adapted microbial consortium on the peel where it already sits, so nothing has to be moved.
112organizations
109solutions listed
64%from university labs
32%in market
Frequently asked questions
What is biological waste treatment?
Biological waste treatment covers using living organisms to break down a waste stream. It spans insect bioconversion of food and agricultural residues, microbial and fungal conversion into fertilizer, fatty acids or a soil amendment, and the collection and handling that gets the waste to the organism. Waste processors, food manufacturers and agricultural operations are the buyers.
What are examples of biological waste treatment?
Three examples of biological waste treatment solutions on Halo include:
What are the latest biological waste treatment innovations?
The most recently updated biological waste treatment solutions on Halo include:
Which companies and suppliers are developing biological waste treatment?
There are 112 organizations with biological waste treatment solutions on Halo, 26 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are InsectBiotech, FreezeM, Macquarie University, and University of Turin. Most offer sponsored research or co-development. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
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