UAE students tackle waste to make biogas: Three computer science undergrads at the Canadian University in Dubai created a smart bin and waste management platform they call Digi Bin in an effort to turn Emirati waste into biogas, The National reports. The platform aims to bring down the UAE’s whopping USD 6 bn bill of food waste losses.

How will the platform work: The Digi Bin platform will allow users to scan a code on their smartphones upon discarding their waste to store their tally of disposal amounts via a mobile app. After several disposals, the app users may then be rewarded with carbon credits in recognition of their efficient waste management efforts, the news outlet says.

From waste to renewable energy: The students’ bins would come equipped with sensors to weigh the amount of food discarded, and then the bio trash would be sent to waste-to-energy plants to enable renewables production in the form of biogas. The trash that cannot be produced for energy generation will be used for fertilizer production.

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