Black Soldier Fly Food Waste BioReactor and Smart-Shed Improvements

As cities grow, managing food waste becomes increasingly challenging. Our project optimizes Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) composting, a fast, efficient method that reduces food waste while producing valuable byproducts like animal feed and biofuels. We are refining a semi-continuous, scalable bioreactor by improving larvae migration, moisture control, and environmental monitoring to enhance efficiency and replicability. Intending to process 500 lbs of food waste per week, our work supports waste reduction, lower emissions, and local composting initiatives like The Compost Cooperative in Greenfield, MA, making BSFL composting a sustainable solution for small communities.