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Useful larvae: Checking out the progress of food waste slurry being treated by Black Soldier Fly larvae at Taylors Lakeside University in Subang Jaya are (from left) Vic Pui, Yanni Ching and Thomas Pui from Entomal BioTech, a recipient of Creative KL Grants Programme and Urban Challenge. — LOW LAY PHON/The Star

AN INNOVATION which uses Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae to break down food waste is making the adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” a reality.

Entomal Biotech Sdn Bhd, a Malaysia-based biotechnology company, said its patented system reduced the amount of food waste ending up in landfills or being incinerated, which worsened greenhouse gas emissions.