India, Jan. 20 -- A new research study from Tezpur University has demonstrated that everyday municipal waste such as food scraps and garden debris can be converted into clean, renewable energy, offering a sustainable solution to India's growing solid waste challenge.

The study shows that the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW), which is often dumped in landfills, can be transformed into valuable energy products through a scientific process, reducing environmental pollution while promoting a circular economy approach where waste is treated as a resource.

The research was carried out by Mondita Athporia, a PhD scholar in the Department of Energy at Tezpur University, under the supervision of Prof. Rupam Kataki. The findings ha...