From Waste to Energy: How Do Municipal Solid Wastes Turn into Electricity?
14 Kasım 2025Most of the municipal waste we produce consists of organic materials. These wastes are highly valuable for energy production because they can transform into biogas under the right conditions. Biogas is a clean renewable energy source that can be used to generate electricity. In fact, we are talking about a very simple equation: Organic waste is decomposed in an oxygen-free environment, and the resulting gas powers engines to produce electricity. Thus, waste ceases to be a problem that must simply be disposed of — and instead becomes an energy resource.
One of the most important contributions of this transformation is its environmental benefits. Methane gas released into the atmosphere from uncontrolled landfill areas triggers global warming. However, producing electricity from waste ensures that this methane is captured in a controlled manner, turning harm into benefit. In other words, a gas that could damage nature is transformed into a value that helps light up cities.
Within the fast pace of urban life, the waste we generate every day without even realizing it actually offers us an opportunity to protect the world we live in.
A Silent Energy Source in Daily Life: Organic Waste
A large portion of the waste from our homes is organic waste generated in our kitchens. Fruit and vegetable peels, tea leaves, food leftovers… All these materials are ideal sources for renewable energy production.
When organic waste is directed into energy generation, the resulting biogas not only produces electricity but can also be used as heat energy. This creates a cycle where every part can be valued. This method is one of the most concrete reflections of the circular economy approach in urban life. Because waste does not disappear — it transforms into a new resource.
This transformation plays a significant role in addressing both the climate crisis and rising energy demand. It helps make the responsibility of producing as much as we consume a natural part of everyday life.
Environmental and Social Gains Together
Producing energy from waste does not only offer environmental benefits. It provides value to our cities and society in many ways. Cleaner streets, less waste released into nature, less space needed for disposal — all help cities breathe easier. At the same time, it creates economic value by generating new employment opportunities, supporting local energy production, and reducing energy dependence.
One of the most important aspects of this transformation is raising awareness. When we begin to look at waste from a different perspective, we also start to change our consumption habits. Managing what we consume more consciously and using resources more efficiently becomes a direct part of daily life. Thus, a lifestyle that considers not only today but the future as well begins to take shape.
Responsibility Begins at Home
The most critical stage of this transformation actually starts in our homes. Simple habits such as reducing food waste, separating waste properly, and rethinking packaging consumption form the first link in a major sustainability chain. Because every trash bag, when directed correctly, contributes to electricity production.
Energy from waste is not a solution of the future — it is a solution of today. And everyone has a role in this solution. Every decision we make when taking out the trash carries a message for nature, for cities, and for the future. The simplest way to say “I care about a sustainable life” is hidden in how we manage our household waste.
Biotrend: The Power That Transforms the Future
With the facilities we have implemented in many regions of Türkiye, we transform municipal waste into energy, creating both environmental and economic benefits. Every year, we process tons of waste to contribute to electricity generation and help reduce carbon emissions. Improving our energy production portfolio, renewing our technology, and offering more sustainable solutions are among our top priorities.
For us, waste management is not just a disposal process; it is a philosophy of creating value for society. Turning waste into electricity is one of the strongest ways to make the future of cities safer, more livable, and more environmentally friendly.
In the smart cities of the future, a significant portion of the energy need will be met from waste bins. And this future is not far away — on the contrary, it is taking shape today. As Biotrend, we are proud to be at the center of this transformation.
A Story That Begins Today for the Future
That ordinary moment when you tie up your trash bag can actually be a moment where you touch the future of the world. Because each piece of waste inside that bag, when properly utilized, contributes to the continuity of life. Thanks to energy generation from waste, the harm that would be released into nature returns to human life as recaptured energy. This is one of the greatest achievements of the modern world.
The journey from waste to energy both makes a sustainable life vision tangible and forms a powerful step in environmental awareness. We now know that a sustainable future is possible not through big leaps, but through small yet correct habits. And the starting point of those habits is the trash bin in the most ordinary corner of our home.
As Biotrend, with every step we take, we work to transform every piece of waste you throw away into a better future. The source of energy is no longer only fossil fuels that come from the underground — but a new-value resource emerging from our cities: waste.
Not Waste — A Chance for the Future
Every material we throw into the trash does not simply disappear — it leaves a direct mark on our future. That mark can either be a burden that harms nature or a building block of environmentally friendly energy. This choice lies in the behaviors we display every day.
Producing electricity from waste stands before us as an environmentally friendly, innovative solution compatible with urban life. And the success of this solution depends on the contribution of all of us. We must remember: Waste does not vanish — it transforms. As we transform it into the energy of the future, both our planet and our quality of life benefit.
At Biotrend, this transformation lies at the center of our journey. Converting municipal waste into energy is now an indispensable part of a sustainable world. We are shaping and illuminating this world — together.
