Turning waste into power

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 3:06 a.m.

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Food waste from hotels and the heat from computers are being used to provide new sources of energy.

In the fight against climate change, it is of vital importance to find new ways of making our energy go further.

We visit Goa in India, to hear how food waste digesters - that turn waste into gas for cooking \\u2013 are springing up everywhere.

And in server centres around the world, we explore how the heat generated by running the internet is being re-used by local neighbourhoods.

Presenter: Myra Anubi\\nReporters: Chhavi Sachdev and Craig Langran\\nProducer: Claire Bates\\nSeries Producer: Tom Colls\\nSound Mix: Annie Gardiner\\nEditor: Penny Murphy

Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk\\nImage: Richard Dias from Flycatcher Technologies

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